Google's Mueller answered how Search Console handles sitemap uploads but also said there are no set timelines for crawling.

Learn how to use Google Search Console to monitor site performance, fix indexing issues, and boost your SEO rankings with this step-by-step guide.

1) The HTML file upload: Google provides you with a HTML verification file that you need to upload to the root directory of your site. Once you’ve done that, you just click on the provided URL, hit ...