Are you planning to remove a Google review and wondering how long it will take to complete the process? There is no specific timeline that has been outlined on the exact time that Google is supposed to take to remove any review that has been marked inappropriate. However, expect the process to take several days to finalize.
If Google has not removed the review after some days, you are not supposed to lose it. This is because you can employ other steps to have the review removed or turned to your advantage.

The key to getting a Google review removed is demonstrating that it breaches Google's review policies. The process starts when a review has been flagged inappropriate.

How Can You Flag a Google Review for Removal?

● Login to your GMB accounts the select Reviews to see your reviews.
● Select the 3-dot menu for any review you would like to remove.
● Select "Flag as inappropriate" to notify Google for action.

How Many Flags Do You Need for a Google Review to Be Removed?

Removing a Google review requires just one flag. The only requirement is to ensure that you provide enough evidence to Google that the review has breached the Google policy for the process to be successful.
Google will not depend on the number of flags you raise for them to remove a review. A mandatory aspect of this process is whether there is any policy that has been broken.
If you have flagged a review as inappropriate and Google has not acted in either way within a week or more, you can take the next procedure; escalate through the Google support team.
When reaching out to the support team, you will need to highlight to them which specific language that violates their policy while also stating the particular policy in question here. This will increase the possibility of the review being removed from your system.
You need to be patient because the Google support team can take even 24 hours before getting back to you. If Google support refuses to award you your request, don't give up yet because there are still a few options left for your petition.

At this stage, you can consider taking the matter through the legal process if you feel that the customer breached any law, such as committing libel or infringing your copyright. Google will not be against any judgment that the judge makes in your favor. Acquiring a lawyer can be expensive.
If you are not willing to go through all that legal process, you can opt for the easier step of replying to the reviewer in a better way that will impress them.
You can contact the customer to get to the root of the issue and try to solve the problem to see if the customer experience can be improved once the customer is satisfied if they can update their review to a better one.
Alternatively, to win over the future clients, you can express your sympathy to the reviewer and promise that you will address the issue so that it does not occur again.
The last option to deal with negative reviews is to find out how to gain more positive reviews to cover up the negative reviews.