diff --git a/src/Directory.Packages.props b/src/Directory.Packages.props
index 9a93c8fcb..a9099bb36 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Bcl.TimeProvider" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="AngleSharp" Version="1.4.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.14.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="IsExternalInit" Version="1.0.3" />
@@ -28,4 +29,4 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageVersion>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/Columns/ElapsedTimeColumn.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/Columns/ElapsedTimeColumn.cs
index b6e9a6500..b9d036fb0 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/Columns/ElapsedTimeColumn.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/Columns/ElapsedTimeColumn.cs
@@ -9,30 +9,28 @@ public sealed class ElapsedTimeColumn : ProgressColumn
     protected internal override bool NoWrap => true;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Gets or sets the style of the remaining time text.
+    /// Gets or sets the style of the elapsed time text.
     /// </summary>
     public Style Style { get; set; } = Color.Blue;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the format of the elapsed time text.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Format { get; set; } = @"hh\:mm\:ss";
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public override IRenderable Render(RenderOptions options, ProgressTask task, TimeSpan deltaTime)
     {
-        var elapsed = task.ElapsedTime;
-        if (elapsed == null)
+        if (task.ElapsedTime is not TimeSpan elapsed)
         {
             return new Markup("--:--:--");
         }
 
-        if (elapsed.Value.TotalHours > 99)
+        if (elapsed.TotalHours > 99)
         {
             return new Markup("**:**:**");
         }
 
-        return new Text($"{elapsed.Value:hh\\:mm\\:ss}", Style ?? Style.Plain);
-    }
-
-    /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public override int? GetColumnWidth(RenderOptions options)
-    {
-        return 8;
+        return new Text($"{elapsed.ToString(Format)}", Style ?? Style.Plain);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/Columns/RemainingTimeColumn.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/Columns/RemainingTimeColumn.cs
index 9495877d6..d4e24fd30 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/Columns/RemainingTimeColumn.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/Columns/RemainingTimeColumn.cs
@@ -13,26 +13,24 @@ public sealed class RemainingTimeColumn : ProgressColumn
     /// </summary>
     public Style Style { get; set; } = Color.Blue;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the format of the remaining time text.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Format { get; set; } = @"hh\:mm\:ss";
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public override IRenderable Render(RenderOptions options, ProgressTask task, TimeSpan deltaTime)
     {
-        var remaining = task.RemainingTime;
-        if (remaining == null)
+        if (task.RemainingTime is not TimeSpan remaining)
         {
             return new Markup("--:--:--");
         }
 
-        if (remaining.Value.TotalHours > 99)
+        if (remaining.TotalHours > 99)
         {
             return new Markup("**:**:**");
         }
 
-        return new Text($"{remaining.Value:hh\\:mm\\:ss}", Style ?? Style.Plain);
-    }
-
-    /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public override int? GetColumnWidth(RenderOptions options)
-    {
-        return 8;
+        return new Text($"{remaining.ToString(Format)}", Style ?? Style.Plain);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/ProgressTask.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/ProgressTask.cs
index c0acfac62..4a5bf7f74 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/ProgressTask.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Live/Progress/ProgressTask.cs
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ public double Value
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the start time of the task.
     /// </summary>
-    public DateTime? StartTime { get; private set; }
+    public long? StartTime { get; private set; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the stop time of the task.
     /// </summary>
-    public DateTime? StopTime { get; private set; }
+    public long? StopTime { get; private set; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the task state.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public ProgressTask(int id, string description, double maxValue, bool autoStart
 
         Id = id;
         State = new ProgressTaskState();
-        StartTime = autoStart ? DateTime.Now : null;
+        StartTime = autoStart ? TimeProvider.System.GetTimestamp() : null;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public void StartTask()
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Stopped tasks cannot be restarted");
             }
 
-            StartTime = DateTime.Now;
+            StartTime = TimeProvider.System.GetTimestamp();
             StopTime = null;
         }
     }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public void StopTask()
     {
         lock (_lock)
         {
-            var now = DateTime.Now;
+            var now = TimeProvider.System.GetTimestamp();
             StartTime ??= now;
 
             StopTime = now;
@@ -263,17 +263,17 @@ private double GetPercentage()
     {
         lock (_lock)
         {
-            if (StartTime == null)
+            if (StartTime is not long start)
             {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            if (StopTime != null)
+            if (StopTime is long stop)
             {
-                return StopTime - StartTime;
+                return TimeProvider.System.GetElapsedTime(start, stop);
             }
 
-            return DateTime.Now - StartTime;
+            return TimeProvider.System.GetElapsedTime(start);
         }
     }
 
@@ -310,4 +310,4 @@ void IProgress<double>.Report(double value)
     {
         Update(increment: value - Value);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj b/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj
index 67b629704..3e1eda6aa 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.TimeProvider" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Wcwidth.Sources" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'"/>
     <PackageReference Include="Polyfill" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'" PrivateAssets="all" />