diff --git a/evalharness/progress/rich_terminal.py b/evalharness/progress/rich_terminal.py
index 174ddb9..12c704e 100644
--- a/evalharness/progress/rich_terminal.py
+++ b/evalharness/progress/rich_terminal.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class RichTerminalProgress:
             description=f'[green]{self.bench_tag}{self.bench_name} · scoring[/green]',
             total=total, completed=min(done, total), new='',
             rate=f'{done / elapsed:.2f}', inflight=0, cur='0s',
-            elapsed=_fmt(elapsed),
+            elapsed=_fmt_eta(elapsed),
             eta=_fmt_eta((total - done) * elapsed / done) if done and total > done else '-')
 
     def set_bench_tag(self, tag: str):
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class RichTerminalProgress:
             new=self._new_txt(completed),
             rate=f"{fresh / elapsed:.2f}",
             inflight=self._inflight_txt(), cur='0s',
-            elapsed=_fmt(elapsed),
+            elapsed=_fmt_eta(elapsed),
             eta=_fmt_eta((task.total - completed) * elapsed / fresh)
                  if fresh and task.total and task.total > completed else '-',
         )
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ class RichTerminalProgress:
         try:
             while self.task_id is not None:
                 e = time.monotonic() - self.started
-                upd = {'elapsed': f'{int(e) // 60}m{int(e) % 60:02d}s' if e >= 60
-                       else f'{int(e)}s'}
+                upd = {'elapsed': _fmt_eta(e)}
                 if self.inflight:
                     secs = int(time.monotonic() - self.current_started)
                     upd['cur'] = (f'{secs // 60}m{secs % 60:02d}s'