How long does it normally take to reach 1000, 1500, 1700, 2000 (etc)

Just wondering  This is for FIDE, USCF, or any similar ratings 

1,000,000 years, I'm still at 0!

xDD

Not one serious post so far.

I don't have a good answer to this at all, because it all depends on you. If you are not serious, you may not reach your goal soon, or ever. 1000 FIDE and USCF is really easy to achieve, and 1500 FIDE and USCF is reasonable. 1700 USCF may take more time, and 2000 in both USCF and FIDE takes dedication and commitment. 

ok, i've been playing for slightly over a year, and have crossed 1500. Assuming i take chess seriously, (read books, plays lots of tournaments, etc) how long (approximately) do you think it would take ti reach 1700 ? Maybe another year or two ?

Your chess.com ratings don't really reflect on that. According to SmarterChess, chess.com ratings are generally 200 points higher than your USCF. That means you would be 1700 on chess.com, which isn't the case. 

You need a good coach that can help you and you need to study chess often, instead of trying to get into NARWHALS and sandbagging . It takes effort, so make sure you're serious about it. 

If you played a bad game, make sure you are using the proper method to analyze your games.

Mostly I analyze a game or position on my own, then I check some of it with an engine, and I just do that over and over.

But...it's important to also play and look at GM games, because the engine is pretty bad at evaluating practical things and long term ideas. Sometimes moves and ideas it doesn't like are actually pretty good, so it's important not to take the engine too seriously. If it hates your move, then sure, there's probably a tactic and your move is bad. But if your move drops the eval a few tenths of a pawn, don't worry about it.

It's also really useful to save games that have something confusing or interesting. Let's say some GM plays a great attack, or rook endgame, or an opening I like. I'll save it in a file called attacks or endgames or etc. Once you have 10 or 20 games, look at them all together and you'll start to notice useful things.

I would link you to my profile, but i cant ......

lol, true. And i have a coach, he comes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

You are 1390 in blitz. Blitz is fun, but if you want to improve, don't play it even though it's fun because you will develop bad habits. I would suggest daily. 

ok  Thanks so much, Ronilm, Ill start doing that now  Just a quick question, does watching chess tournaments (eg, the Sinquefield Cup, SCC, Pro Chess League, WCC, etc) help improve your play ? What about watching youtube videos and stuff ? Also, how do i get a good position, consistently, out of the opening ? I think i know most of the main lines and stuff, but my opponents always seem to play other things. For example, a few months ago when i finally mastered the KID, my opponents all seem to play the Trompovsky, or the London :/ What would you recommend to learn openings quickly ?

My timeout rate was like 69% or something xDD But you're right. I'll play maybe 5 daily games at once so i dont timeout that often 

Don't expect so much from the opening. If you do, what you said is what will happen. Watching tournaments does help, but SCC is blitz, so that may not be so good. For Youtube, it depends on who you are watching. I would recommend watching ChessNetwork. 

You also need to be careful to not throw away pieces, like in your latest game:

In addition, you also missed a hanging pawn from your opponent. 

Alright, thanks  I was just asking about the openings, because in otb i always mess up a lot in the opening and somehow equalize in the middlegame :/

You don't need to go full into the opening, but rather know the basics of each opening. 

xDDDDDDDDD ok, lol  Is there like a checklist of things i should go through before making a move ? 

All i know is that the Damiano's Defense is losing for Black (credit: @little_guinea_pig and @Leon_Likes_Chess) xDDDDD I find that my main problem is in my repertoire with the White pieces. For example, in teh tournament i crossed 1500, i got all my points with the Black pieces, but got 0 with White :/

Yes, of course!

1. Make sure all your pieces are safe.
2. Look for forcing move: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves this will force you look at, and see the entire board. Even calculate the bad ones. 
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
5. After each move by your opponent, think about what your opponent is trying to do. 

Awesome, thanks !  

Well, yeah, but you shouldn't even think of playing f6. 

Then you need to choose your opening wisely. For example, I know you play the Evan's Gambit. That's fine, but what do you play against the Sicilian? How about Scandinavian? 

I know you also play the Fried Liver. It's fun to play in blitz, but is easily countered.