My passport is going to expire this November so I wanted to renew it before the summer rush. Most new passport applications are done in spring for summer travel. I always did mine in winter so I would get it back faster. They received my paperwork and cashed my check on February 6th. It was showing 6-8 weeks return time. The first time I checked the status it showed 8-11 weeks. I just checked the status last night and it shows 10-13 weeks now. I didn’t pay for the expedite service because 6-8 weeks was fine. Even though you pay the expedited service, your still not guaranteed it will arrive in the 7-9 weeks. The gubmint website even says you‘re not guaranteed a refund if it doesn’t show up in that timeframe. When I renewed my Global Entry, I received my new card within a week, and that was during covid.