Q: How long do you have to wait for your apple account to unlock

from > If your Apple ID is locked - Apple Support

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When you see one of these alerts, you can go to iforgot.apple.com to unlock your account with your existing password or to reset your password. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to unlock your account, your Apple ID will remain locked and you can try again the next day.

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why didn't u just give Apple a call to blank them ? Better than trying multiple times to lock yourself out.