Strength / Weight Training

people have been exaggarating how urgent it is to get your protein shortly after your work out

Yes. You just need to make sure you have enough proteins & calories daily but no need to smash a protein shake 2.142356 seconds after a sesh.

If your goal is maximizing rates of muscle gain, current findings support the broad objective of meeting total dailyprotein and carbohydrate needs (assuming you're not training in a fasted state) https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/ask-the-science-chick-is-the-anabolic-window-real.html

If you have protein in your system at the time of your session, you have time.

Further more, T-nation says: The old rule of thumb about consuming one gram of protein per pound of body weight is sound advice. Sure, studies have shown you could cut that number down to as little as 0.82 grams per pound or raise it to as high as 1.16 grams per pound before you tap out on protein benefits.

Obviously any input from the hivemind might be more upto date than my ancient knowledge.