diff --git a/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/mod.rs b/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/mod.rs
index 9268bf3e7..a7937ddd3 100644
--- a/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/mod.rs
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
 
         // We must re-add the canceled task so they're part of the same batch.
         ids |= canceled;
+        eprintln!("{:#?}", progress.accumulated_durations());
         self.queue.write_batch(&mut wtxn, processing_batch, &ids)?;
 
         #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/milli/src/progress.rs b/crates/milli/src/progress.rs
index 3837e173a..884f49241 100644
--- a/crates/milli/src/progress.rs
+++ b/crates/milli/src/progress.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use utoipa::ToSchema;
 
@@ -15,28 +17,60 @@ pub trait Step: 'static + Send + Sync {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct Progress {
-    steps: Arc<RwLock<Vec<(TypeId, Box<dyn Step>)>>>,
+    steps: Arc<RwLock<InnerProgress>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct InnerProgress {
+    /// The hierarchy of progress steps.
+    steps: Vec<(TypeId, Box<dyn Step>, Instant)>,
+    /// The durations associated to the top level steps (*first*).
+    durations: Vec<(String, Duration)>,
+}
+
+fn name_from_steps<'a, I>(steps: I) -> String
+where
+    I: Iterator<Item = &'a Box<dyn Step>> + ExactSizeIterator,
+{
+    let len = steps.len();
+    let mut name = String::new();
+    for (i, step) in steps.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        name.push_str(&step.name());
+        if i + 1 < len {
+            name.push_str(" > ");
+        }
+    }
+    name
 }
 
 impl Progress {
     pub fn update_progress<P: Step>(&self, sub_progress: P) {
-        let mut steps = self.steps.write().unwrap();
+        let mut inner = self.steps.write().unwrap();
+        let InnerProgress { steps, durations } = &mut *inner;
+
+        let now = Instant::now();
         let step_type = TypeId::of::<P>();
-        if let Some(idx) = steps.iter().position(|(id, _)| *id == step_type) {
+        if let Some(idx) = steps.iter().position(|(id, _, _)| *id == step_type) {
+            for (i, (_, _, started_at)) in steps[idx..].iter().enumerate() {
+                let full_name = name_from_steps(steps.iter().take(idx + i + 1).map(|(_, s, _)| s));
+                durations.push((full_name, now.duration_since(*started_at)));
+            }
             steps.truncate(idx);
         }
-        steps.push((step_type, Box::new(sub_progress)));
+
+        steps.push((step_type, Box::new(sub_progress), now));
     }
 
     // TODO: This code should be in meilisearch_types but cannot because milli can't depend on meilisearch_types
     pub fn as_progress_view(&self) -> ProgressView {
-        let steps = self.steps.read().unwrap();
+        let inner = self.steps.read().unwrap();
+        let InnerProgress { steps, .. } = &*inner;
 
         let mut percentage = 0.0;
         let mut prev_factors = 1.0;
 
         let mut step_view = Vec::with_capacity(steps.len());
-        for (_, step) in steps.iter() {
+        for (_, step, _) in steps.iter() {
             prev_factors *= step.total() as f32;
             percentage += step.current() as f32 / prev_factors;
 
@@ -49,6 +83,19 @@ impl Progress {
 
         ProgressView { steps: step_view, percentage: percentage * 100.0 }
     }
+
+    pub fn accumulated_durations(&self) -> IndexMap<String, String> {
+        let mut inner = self.steps.write().unwrap();
+        let InnerProgress { steps, durations, .. } = &mut *inner;
+
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        for (i, (_, _, started_at)) in steps.iter().enumerate() {
+            let full_name = name_from_steps(steps.iter().take(i + 1).map(|(_, s, _)| s));
+            durations.push((full_name, now.duration_since(*started_at)));
+        }
+
+        durations.drain(..).map(|(name, duration)| (name, format!("{duration:.2?}"))).collect()
+    }
 }
 
 /// This trait lets you use the AtomicSubStep defined right below.
@@ -164,7 +211,7 @@ pub struct ProgressStepView {
 /// Used when the name can change but it's still the same step.
 /// To avoid conflicts on the `TypeId`, create a unique type every time you use this step:
 /// ```text
-/// enum UpgradeVersion {}    
+/// enum UpgradeVersion {}
 ///
 /// progress.update_progress(VariableNameStep::<UpgradeVersion>::new(
 ///     "v1 to v2",