The Home Office has 6 months to process the application, and they often take nearly as long. So I am afraid you have to wait a bit longer.

You can always ask for your passport to be sent back, if you need it. Of course if you want to travel, that could be difficult. But there are a number of options.

Tom

 

As stated in my sticky, you can start calling the Home Office to get an update on your application. You should start following up.