App Store Review Taking Way Longer Than Expected

My app (Vanguard Properties, iOS, version 1.0) was submitted for review on Wednesday, August 5th. It's now been sitting in "Waiting for Review" status for 5 days with no movement to "In Review" and no communication from Apple.

This is our first submission. No rejection, no metadata issues flagged — just no progress. I've seen other threads reporting similar delays this month, so wondering if this is a known backlog or if something is wrong with my specific submission.

Has anyone had success getting unstuck from this, or is the best move just to wait it out / file an expedited review request?

Thanks in advance.

App Store Review Taking Way Longer Than Expected
 
 
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