# Sub-step timing

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/sub-step-timing/24647>\
**Category:** Running Tests\
**Created:** [August 25, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/sub-step-timing/24647 "2018-08-25T01:30:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![jkrauska](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/jkrauska/32/18978_2.png) [@jkrauska](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/jkrauska)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/sub-step-timing/24647/1 "2018-08-25T01:30:04Z")

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Is there some method to emit sub-step timings during a test.

eg. I have a build/test step that actually is running ~10 sub steps.

I’d like way to the web UI to parse the output and identify each substep with a timing and a friendly name.

Is there any way to do this?

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**Author:** ![francois](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/francois/32/1973_2.png) [@francois](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/francois)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/sub-step-timing/24647/2 "2018-09-18T18:05:54Z")

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Hi! You could output the timing, but I don’t think CI will split the time itself. Alternatively, you could build a workflow, in which case you’d get the timings you want, but each step needs to boot a new container. As you add more steps, you will pay more and more just in container boot time alone.

Hope that helps!  
François

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/sub-step-timing/24647/3 "2018-12-17T18:06:55Z")

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