diff --git a/cmd/dotenv/model.go b/cmd/dotenv/model.go
index 659f7b9c..f944b2fb 100644
--- a/cmd/dotenv/model.go
+++ b/cmd/dotenv/model.go
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ package dotenv
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textarea"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
@@ -28,6 +30,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
+func timingEnabled() bool {
+	return os.Getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") != "" || os.Getenv("DR_TIMING") != ""
+}
+
+func timingf(format string, args ...any) {
+	if !timingEnabled() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	tp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[%s] TIMING dotenv: %s\n", tp, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+}
+
 const (
 	// Key bindings
 	keyQuit         = "enter"
@@ -158,11 +173,15 @@ func (m Model) loadPrompts() tea.Cmd {
 	return func() tea.Msg {
 		currentDir := filepath.Dir(m.DotenvFile)
 
+		start := time.Now()
+
 		userPrompts, err := envbuilder.GatherUserPrompts(currentDir, m.variables)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errMsg{err}
 		}
 
+		timingf("loadPrompts dir=%s prompts=%d duration=%s", currentDir, len(userPrompts), time.Since(start))
+
 		return promptsLoadedMsg{userPrompts}
 	}
 }
@@ -341,13 +360,24 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) { //nolint: cyclop
 			}
 		case promptFinishedMsg:
 			if m.currentPromptIndex < len(m.prompts) {
+				promptEnv := m.prompts[m.currentPromptIndex].Env
+				start := time.Now()
+
 				values := m.currentPrompt.Values
 				m.prompts[m.currentPromptIndex].Value = strings.Join(values, ",")
 				m.prompts[m.currentPromptIndex].Commented = false
 
 				m.currentPromptIndex++
-
-				return m.moveToNextPrompt()
+				model, cmd := m.moveToNextPrompt()
+				timingf(
+					"advance from=%s index=%d/%d duration=%s",
+					promptEnv,
+					m.currentPromptIndex,
+					len(m.prompts),
+					time.Since(start),
+				)
+
+				return model, cmd
 			}
 
 			m.screen = listScreen
diff --git a/internal/envbuilder/builder.go b/internal/envbuilder/builder.go
index 8c9446cc..ef8d0f55 100644
--- a/internal/envbuilder/builder.go
+++ b/internal/envbuilder/builder.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/datarobot/cli/internal/log"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ func (up UserPrompt) ShouldAsk() bool {
 }
 
 func GatherUserPrompts(rootDir string, variables Variables) ([]UserPrompt, error) {
+	start := time.Now()
+
 	yamlFiles, err := Discover(rootDir, 5)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to discover task yaml files: %w", err)
@@ -168,6 +171,14 @@ func GatherUserPrompts(rootDir string, variables Variables) ([]UserPrompt, error
 	allPrompts = promptsWithValues(allPrompts, variables)
 	allPrompts = DetermineRequiredSections(allPrompts)
 
+	timingf(
+		"GatherUserPrompts root=%s files=%d prompts=%d duration=%s",
+		rootDir,
+		len(yamlFiles),
+		len(allPrompts),
+		time.Since(start),
+	)
+
 	return allPrompts, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/envbuilder/discovery.go b/internal/envbuilder/discovery.go
index c678d9b3..14113315 100644
--- a/internal/envbuilder/discovery.go
+++ b/internal/envbuilder/discovery.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/datarobot/cli/internal/log"
 )
@@ -50,9 +51,15 @@ func Discover(root string, maxDepth int) ([]string, error) {
 // findComponents looks for the *.{yaml,yml} files in subdirectories (e.g. which are app framework components) of the given .datarobot directory,
 // and returns discovered components
 func findComponents(root string, maxDepth int) ([]string, error) {
+	start := time.Now()
+	walked := 0
+	globMatches := 0
+
 	var includes []string
 
 	err := filepath.Walk(root, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		walked++
+
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debug(err)
 			return nil
@@ -85,6 +92,8 @@ func findComponents(root string, maxDepth int) ([]string, error) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
+		globMatches += len(matches)
+
 		includes = append(includes, matches...)
 
 		return nil
@@ -95,5 +104,15 @@ func findComponents(root string, maxDepth int) ([]string, error) {
 		return includes[i] < includes[j]
 	})
 
+	timingf(
+		"Discover root=%s maxDepth=%d walked=%d matches=%d includes=%d duration=%s",
+		root,
+		maxDepth,
+		walked,
+		globMatches,
+		len(includes),
+		time.Since(start),
+	)
+
 	return includes, err
 }
diff --git a/internal/envbuilder/timing.go b/internal/envbuilder/timing.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6985611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/envbuilder/timing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2025 DataRobot, Inc. and its affiliates.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package envbuilder
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func timingEnabled() bool {
+	return os.Getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS") != "" || os.Getenv("DR_TIMING") != ""
+}
+
+func timingf(format string, args ...any) {
+	if !timingEnabled() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	tp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[%s] TIMING envbuilder: %s\n", tp, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+}