# Why does this dispute not have a resolution yet?

There are two main factors that affect the life cycle of a dispute and its resolution time. These are your initial response time to the dispute and the issuer's evaluation of challenged disputes.
Following the creation of the dispute, you have a limited amount of time, usually 7–21 days (depending on the card network), to respond to the issuer. The sooner you respond (i.e. accept or challenge the dispute), the sooner the dispute will be resolved.
If you do challenge (i.e. [submit evidence](https://stripe.com/docs/disputes/responding#respond)), the issuer then has a limited amount of time to evaluate the evidence and decide on the outcome. Usually, this is 60–75 days (depending on the card network). The decision is made by the issuer at some point during this period and Stripe has no impact on their timeline for this review. Once Stripe has received the decision from the issuer, the dispute will be updated automatically in your Dashboard to reflect the resolution.
Ultimately, the full life cycle of a dispute, from initiation to the final decision from the issuer, can take as long as two to three months to complete. You cannot take any actions to reliably accelerate this timeline, other than by accepting the dispute in the Dashboard or API to resolve the dispute in the customer's favour.