diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 38a536a6..4a569b65 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.12",
     "@types/escape-html": "^1.0.4",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
+    "@types/humanize-duration": "^3.27.3",
     "@types/lodash.template": "^4.5.3",
     "@types/mark.js": "^8.11.12",
     "@types/markdown-it-attrs": "^4.1.3",
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "get-port": "^7.0.0",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
+    "humanize-duration": "^3.31.0",
     "lint-staged": "^15.2.0",
     "lodash.template": "^4.5.0",
     "lru-cache": "^10.1.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 84a0f2fd..3ce33210 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/fs-extra':
         specifier: ^11.0.4
         version: 11.0.4
+      '@types/humanize-duration':
+        specifier: ^3.27.3
+        version: 3.27.3
       '@types/lodash.template':
         specifier: ^4.5.3
         version: 4.5.3
@@ -180,6 +183,9 @@ importers:
       gray-matter:
         specifier: ^4.0.3
         version: 4.0.3
+      humanize-duration:
+        specifier: ^3.31.0
+        version: 3.31.0
       lint-staged:
         specifier: ^15.2.0
         version: 15.2.0(supports-color@9.4.0)
@@ -1194,6 +1200,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-D0CFMMtydbJAegzOyHjtiKPLlvnm3iTZyZRSZoLq2mRhDdmLfIWOCYPfQJ4cu2erKghU++QvjcUjp/5h7hESpA==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@types/humanize-duration@3.27.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-wiiiFYjnrYDJE/ujU7wS/NShqp12IKrejozjDtcejP0zYi+cjyjVcfZHwcFUDKVJ7tHGsmgeW2ED92ABIIjfpg==}
+    dev: true
+
   /@types/jquery@3.5.29:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-oXQQC9X9MOPRrMhPHHOsXqeQDnWeCDT3PelUIg/Oy8FAbzSZtFHRjc7IpbfFVmpLtJ+UOoywpRsuO5Jxjybyeg==}
     dependencies:
@@ -2820,6 +2830,9 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=16.17.0'}
     dev: true
 
+  /humanize-duration@3.31.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-fRrehgBG26NNZysRlTq1S+HPtDpp3u+Jzdc/d5A4cEzOD86YLAkDaJyJg8krSdCi7CJ+s7ht3fwRj8Dl+Btd0w==}
+
   /ieee754@1.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dcyqhDvX1C46lXZcVqCpK+FtMRQVdIMN6/Df5js2zouUsqG7I6sFxitIC+7KYK29KdXOLHdu9zL4sFnoVQnqaA==}
     dev: true
diff --git a/src/node/build/build.ts b/src/node/build/build.ts
index d6177864..2efd3463 100644
--- a/src/node/build/build.ts
+++ b/src/node/build/build.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ import { task } from '../utils/task'
 import { bundle } from './bundle'
 import { generateSitemap } from './generateSitemap'
 import { renderPage } from './render'
+import humanizeDuration from 'humanize-duration'
 
 export async function build(
   root?: string,
   buildOptions: BuildOptions & { base?: string; mpa?: string } = {}
 ) {
-  const start = Date.now()
+  const timeStart = performance.now()
 
   process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production'
   const siteConfig = await resolveConfig(root, 'build', 'production')
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export async function build(
       pathToFileURL(entryPath).toString() + '?t=' + Date.now()
     )
 
-    await task('rendering pages', async () => {
+    await task('rendering pages', async (updateProgress) => {
       const appChunk =
         clientResult &&
         (clientResult.output.find(
@@ -110,8 +111,10 @@ export async function build(
         }
       }
 
+      const pages = ['404.md', ...siteConfig.pages]
+      let count_done = 0
       await pMap(
-        ['404.md', ...siteConfig.pages],
+        pages,
         async (page) => {
           await renderPage(
             render,
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ export async function build(
             metadataScript,
             additionalHeadTags
           )
+          updateProgress(++count_done, pages.length)
         },
         { concurrency: siteConfig.buildConcurrency }
       )
@@ -145,9 +149,11 @@ export async function build(
   await siteConfig.buildEnd?.(siteConfig)
   clearCache()
 
-  siteConfig.logger.info(
-    `build complete in ${((Date.now() - start) / 1000).toFixed(2)}s.`
-  )
+  const timeEnd = performance.now()
+  const duration = humanizeDuration(timeEnd - timeStart, {
+    maxDecimalPoints: 2
+  })
+  siteConfig.logger.info(`build complete in ${duration}.`)
 }
 
 function linkVue() {
diff --git a/src/node/build/bundle.ts b/src/node/build/bundle.ts
index 6eee911d..9e145cb7 100644
--- a/src/node/build/bundle.ts
+++ b/src/node/build/bundle.ts
@@ -167,40 +167,41 @@ export async function bundle(
     configFile: config.vite?.configFile
   })
 
-  let clientResult!: Rollup.RollupOutput | null
-  let serverResult!: Rollup.RollupOutput
-
-  await task('building client + server bundles', async () => {
-    clientResult = config.mpa
-      ? null
-      : ((await build(await resolveViteConfig(false))) as Rollup.RollupOutput)
-    serverResult = (await build(
-      await resolveViteConfig(true)
-    )) as Rollup.RollupOutput
-  })
+  const serverResult = await task(
+    'building server bundle',
+    () => resolveViteConfig(true).then(build) as Promise<Rollup.RollupOutput>
+  )
 
-  if (config.mpa) {
-    // in MPA mode, we need to copy over the non-js asset files from the
-    // server build since there is no client-side build.
-    await Promise.all(
-      serverResult.output.map(async (chunk) => {
-        if (!chunk.fileName.endsWith('.js')) {
-          const tempPath = path.resolve(config.tempDir, chunk.fileName)
-          const outPath = path.resolve(config.outDir, chunk.fileName)
-          await fs.copy(tempPath, outPath)
+  const clientResult = !config.mpa
+    ? await task(
+        'building client bundle',
+        () =>
+          resolveViteConfig(false).then(build) as Promise<Rollup.RollupOutput>
+      )
+    : await task('building client bundle (MPA)', async () => {
+        // in MPA mode, we need to copy over the non-js asset files from the
+        // server build since there is no client-side build.
+        await Promise.all(
+          serverResult.output.map(async (chunk) => {
+            if (!chunk.fileName.endsWith('.js')) {
+              const tempPath = path.resolve(config.tempDir, chunk.fileName)
+              const outPath = path.resolve(config.outDir, chunk.fileName)
+              await fs.copy(tempPath, outPath)
+            }
+          })
+        )
+        // also copy over public dir
+        const publicDir = path.resolve(config.srcDir, 'public')
+        if (fs.existsSync(publicDir)) {
+          await fs.copy(publicDir, config.outDir)
+        }
+        // build <script client> bundle
+        if (Object.keys(clientJSMap).length) {
+          return buildMPAClient(clientJSMap, config)
+        } else {
+          return null
         }
       })
-    )
-    // also copy over public dir
-    const publicDir = path.resolve(config.srcDir, 'public')
-    if (fs.existsSync(publicDir)) {
-      await fs.copy(publicDir, config.outDir)
-    }
-    // build <script client> bundle
-    if (Object.keys(clientJSMap).length) {
-      clientResult = await buildMPAClient(clientJSMap, config)
-    }
-  }
 
   return { clientResult, serverResult, pageToHashMap }
 }
diff --git a/src/node/utils/task.ts b/src/node/utils/task.ts
index 1d8a3322..2ab921e3 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/task.ts
+++ b/src/node/utils/task.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,70 @@
 import ora from 'ora'
+import humanizeDuration from 'humanize-duration'
+import c from 'picocolors'
 
-export const okMark = '\x1b[32m✓\x1b[0m'
-export const failMark = '\x1b[31m✖\x1b[0m'
+export const okMark = c.green('✓')
+export const failMark = c.red('✖')
+export const clearLine = '\x1b[2K\r'
 
-export async function task(taskName: string, task: () => Promise<void>) {
+export type UpdateHandle = (
+  done?: number,
+  total?: number,
+  subtask?: string
+) => any
+
+let updateHandle: UpdateHandle | null = null
+
+export const updateCurrentTask: UpdateHandle = (...args) => {
+  if (updateHandle) updateHandle(...args)
+  else if (!process.stderr.isTTY) {
+    return
+  } else if (args.length === 0) {
+    process.stderr.write(clearLine)
+  } else {
+    const name = args[2] || 'unknown task'
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `${clearLine}${name} [${args.slice(0, 2).join(' / ')}]`
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+export async function task<T>(
+  taskName: string,
+  task: (update: UpdateHandle) => Promise<T>
+): Promise<T> {
   const spinner = ora({ discardStdin: false })
   spinner.start(taskName + '...')
 
+  updateHandle = (done, total, subtask) => {
+    const taskFullName = subtask ? `${taskName} - ${subtask}` : taskName
+    if (done === undefined) {
+      spinner.text = taskFullName + '...'
+    } else if (total === undefined) {
+      spinner.text = `${taskFullName} [ ${done} ]`
+    } else {
+      // match length to display them in same width
+      const _total = `${total}`
+      const _done = `${done}`.padStart(_total.length, ' ')
+      spinner.text = `${taskFullName} [ ${_done} / ${_total} ]`
+    }
+  }
+
+  const timeStart = performance.now()
+  let success = true
+
   try {
-    await task()
+    return await task(updateHandle)
   } catch (e) {
-    spinner.stopAndPersist({ symbol: failMark })
+    success = false
     throw e
+  } finally {
+    updateHandle = null
+    const timeEnd = performance.now()
+    const duration = humanizeDuration(timeEnd - timeStart, {
+      maxDecimalPoints: 2
+    })
+    const text = `${taskName} - ${duration}`
+    const symbol = success ? okMark : failMark
+    spinner.stopAndPersist({ symbol, text })
   }
-
-  spinner.stopAndPersist({ symbol: okMark })
 }