That means they are intermediates
It differs,If someone studies for a long time,but doesn't get a lot done,then there is no use.If somebody studies for a short time,but gets alot done,then it is good
I have been tracking my progress for the whole time that I have played chess. When I first started playing I went all the way down to ~ 700 rating, before I started slowly climbing back. I hit 1000 online rating after about 2 months of playing and approximately 50 hours of practice and at least another 50 hours of watching chess tutorials on the YouTube.
I reached 1200 rating on all time controls after a bit over 4 months of playing. According to my training time tracker, I had spent approximately 200 hours on playing and practicing chess (and probably at least another 100 watching chess related content on YouTube). This averages to about 2 hours of practice every day (of course I had days where I spent much more time and others when I spent much less). Within 1 month of that I crossed 1300 in blitz for the first time.
After about 6 months of playing I started going through some chess books (like 1001 Chess Excercises for Beginners and Mastering Chess Middlegames) and before I had played 7 months I reached 1400 on blitz for the first time. Unfortunately I didn't update my "training time tracker" very often during this period, and my latest report is from the start of this month. That was after 8 months of playing, when I had spent approximately 500 hours on deliberate practice (and unknown amount of all other chess related content). My rating between time controls (bullet, blitz, rapid and daily) averaged to a bit under 1500.
Now I have played chess for 9 months. My average playing rating between different time controls is a bit over 1500 (1510 to be exact). According to my training time tracker, I have practiced chess for almost 600 hours. That averages to about 2 hours every day.
As I am at ~ 1500 online playing strength, I don't know how much experience it takes to reach higher levels. But as far as I can see, I've had a rather steady climb so far, and for me the rating has been following pretty closely with the amount of practice I've put to the game.
Of course we're all different, and some might be faster learners than others. It's also worth mentioning that I started playing chess actively 9 months ago with almost little to no knowledge about the game, and I'm 25 years old. Someone starting at a younger age, might be progress faster (or might not). It's all about making a study plan and focusing on the correct things. Luckily there are a lot of information available on how to effectively study chess, if you're willing to listen to stronger players and take in advice. If you're not, you can spend thousands of hours playing chess, without really getting very far rating wise.
This was my story regarding experience, rating and hours put in practice. Perhaps it can give you some sort of guidance what you could expect with dedicated and deliberate daily practice.
For example, if someone has a 1000 rating, or 1200, or 1400, how much experience does that person have with the game? I realize talent plays a part as well but I was just curious