Why is icloud taking so long

Icloud back ups keep failing.
However, this time it seems to be working but painfully slow.  It's been chugging away for 12 hours now.  originally it said it would need 19 hours.  Today it says it has 16 hours remaining.  What gives?

What does download iCloud mean? You don't download iCloud. You download the content that is in your iCloud backup to your phone. If you have a great deal of content in the backup, it can take a good bit of time.
Define "so long". That doesn't mean anything to anybody here. It's a relative term and we have no idea how much time "so long" is to you.

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