How long does it take to get a villager back?

[honeysips]

if a villager moves out of your town are you able to get them back quickly by buying them from someone or do you still have to wait for them to cycle back in? ; n ;​

 

[RayOfHope]

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[honeysips]

Once a villager moves out, you have to cycle through 16 villagers before moving them back in.

i was afraid of that ; __ ;
thank you

 

[RayOfHope]

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[kasane]

I wish you the very best with your 16 villager cycle! ;v;
I lost Chrissy in March, and due to my busy workload/getting bored of Animal Crossing, I'm not even halfway there ehheheh...