diff --git a/datafusion-cli/src/lib.rs b/datafusion-cli/src/lib.rs
index 5bd16e333030c..5b110d315364f 100644
--- a/datafusion-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/datafusion-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,17 +29,16 @@ pub struct PrintOptions {
 
 fn print_timing_info(row_count: usize, now: Instant) {
     println!(
-        "{} {} in set. Query took {} seconds.",
+        "{} {} in set. Query took {:.3} seconds.",
         row_count,
         if row_count == 1 { "row" } else { "rows" },
-        now.elapsed().as_secs()
+        now.elapsed().as_secs_f64()
     );
 }
 
 impl PrintOptions {
     /// print the batches to stdout using the specified format
-    pub fn print_batches(&self, batches: &[RecordBatch]) -> Result<()> {
-        let now = Instant::now();
+    pub fn print_batches(&self, batches: &[RecordBatch], now: Instant) -> Result<()> {
         if batches.is_empty() {
             if !self.quiet {
                 print_timing_info(0, now);
diff --git a/datafusion-cli/src/main.rs b/datafusion-cli/src/main.rs
index 083710f6dd192..39ce02ffbfd82 100644
--- a/datafusion-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/datafusion-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::time::Instant;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 pub async fn main() {
@@ -238,7 +239,9 @@ async fn exec_and_print(
     sql: String,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let df = ctx.sql(&sql)?;
+    let now = Instant::now();
     let results = df.collect().await?;
-    print_options.print_batches(&results)?;
+
+    print_options.print_batches(&results, now)?;
     Ok(())
 }