diff --git a/src/components/QueryExecutionStatus/QueryExecutionStatus.tsx b/src/components/QueryExecutionStatus/QueryExecutionStatus.tsx
index fa06b7516f..aa34187d0c 100644
--- a/src/components/QueryExecutionStatus/QueryExecutionStatus.tsx
+++ b/src/components/QueryExecutionStatus/QueryExecutionStatus.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {HOUR_IN_SECONDS, SECOND_IN_MS} from '../../utils/constants';
 import {useTypedSelector} from '../../utils/hooks';
 import {isAxiosError} from '../../utils/response';
 
+import {useElapsedDuration} from './useElapsedDuration';
+
 import './QueryExecutionStatus.scss';
 
 const b = cn('kv-query-execution-status');
@@ -29,38 +31,17 @@ export const QueryExecutionStatus = ({className, error, loading}: QueryExecution
     let textColor: TextProps['color'];
     const {startTime, endTime} = useTypedSelector(selectQueryDuration);
 
-    const [queryDuration, setQueryDuration] = React.useState<number>(
-        startTime ? (endTime || Date.now()) - startTime : 0,
-    );
-
-    const isCancelled = isQueryCancelledError(error);
-
-    const setDuration = React.useCallback(() => {
-        if (startTime) {
-            const actualEndTime = endTime || Date.now();
-            setQueryDuration(actualEndTime - startTime);
+    const durationMs = useElapsedDuration({startTime, endTime, loading});
+    const formattedDuration = React.useMemo(() => {
+        if (durationMs < 10 * SECOND_IN_MS) {
+            return duration(durationMs).format('mm:ss.SSS');
         }
-    }, [endTime, startTime]);
+        return durationMs > HOUR_IN_SECONDS * SECOND_IN_MS
+            ? duration(durationMs).format('hh:mm:ss')
+            : duration(durationMs).format('mm:ss');
+    }, [durationMs]);
 
-    React.useEffect(() => {
-        let timerId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined;
-        setDuration();
-
-        if (loading) {
-            timerId = setInterval(setDuration, SECOND_IN_MS);
-        } else {
-            clearInterval(timerId);
-        }
-        return () => {
-            clearInterval(timerId);
-        };
-    }, [loading, setDuration]);
-
-    const formattedQueryDuration = React.useMemo(() => {
-        return queryDuration > HOUR_IN_SECONDS * SECOND_IN_MS
-            ? duration(queryDuration).format('hh:mm:ss')
-            : duration(queryDuration).format('mm:ss');
-    }, [queryDuration]);
+    const isCancelled = isQueryCancelledError(error);
 
     if (loading) {
         theme = 'info';
@@ -96,7 +77,7 @@ export const QueryExecutionStatus = ({className, error, loading}: QueryExecution
             size="m"
             className={b(null, className)}
             icon={icon}
-            value={formattedQueryDuration}
+            value={formattedDuration}
         >
             <Text color={textColor}>{label}</Text>
         </Label>
diff --git a/src/components/QueryExecutionStatus/useElapsedDuration.ts b/src/components/QueryExecutionStatus/useElapsedDuration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86a76d782f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/QueryExecutionStatus/useElapsedDuration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+import {SECOND_IN_MS} from '../../utils/constants';
+
+const FAST_REFRESH_MS = 100;
+const FAST_REFRESH_JITTER_MS = 20;
+const TEN_SECONDS_IN_MS = 10 * SECOND_IN_MS;
+
+interface UseElapsedDurationParams {
+    startTime?: number;
+    endTime?: number;
+    loading?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function useElapsedDuration({
+    startTime,
+    endTime,
+    loading,
+}: UseElapsedDurationParams): number {
+    const [durationMs, setDurationMs] = React.useState<number>(
+        startTime ? (endTime || Date.now()) - startTime : 0,
+    );
+
+    const setDuration = React.useCallback(() => {
+        if (startTime) {
+            const actualEndTime = endTime || Date.now();
+            setDurationMs(actualEndTime - startTime);
+        }
+    }, [endTime, startTime]);
+
+    const timerRef = React.useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined>(undefined);
+    const cancelledRef = React.useRef<boolean>(false);
+
+    const tick = React.useCallback(() => {
+        if (cancelledRef.current) {
+            return;
+        }
+        setDuration();
+
+        if (!loading || !startTime) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const actualEndTime = endTime || Date.now();
+        const elapsedMs = actualEndTime - startTime;
+        const jitter = Math.floor((Math.random() * 2 - 1) * FAST_REFRESH_JITTER_MS);
+        const nextDelay = elapsedMs < TEN_SECONDS_IN_MS ? FAST_REFRESH_MS + jitter : SECOND_IN_MS;
+        timerRef.current = setTimeout(tick, nextDelay);
+    }, [setDuration, loading, startTime, endTime]);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        cancelledRef.current = false;
+        tick();
+        return () => {
+            cancelledRef.current = true;
+            if (timerRef.current) {
+                clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+            }
+        };
+    }, [tick]);
+
+    return durationMs;
+}