Career progression question

My VP ( 2 levels above me) during our last 1:1 in Jan mentioned that I am ready for a promotion and that he would look to prioritize it. I promptly communicated that to my boss, with whom I've been having conversations about the same.

I recently asked my boss about whatever happened to that conversation, and he basically asked me to be patient, and maybe bring it up with the VP in our next 1:1, which is coming up …

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