Is it after you sold something on community market or refunding a game?

Because if it's community market then It should tell you in the email, something like
"The purchase price for this item is unusual. Funds received from this sale will be held temporarily.

Funds from this sale will be held by Steam for up to five days. In the meantime, the funds will be included in your pending wallet balance. If necessary, the transaction may be reversed and the item returned to your Steam Inventory.

Steam Support cannot modify or accelerate this process. We apologize for the inconvenience.

This email message will serve as your receipt. You can also access your Purchase History online at any time."


If it's about refunding a game that means the refund is being processed by Steam/Payment provider. If it's refund to Steam wallet it should take around day or two. If it has to return to your bank account or PayPal it might take up to a week