diff --git a/src/libs/utils/process.cpp b/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
index da3d3ac3522..dffc7f4410b 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/process.cpp
@@ -1647,8 +1647,8 @@ QString Process::readAllStandardError()
     return QString::fromUtf8(readAllRawStandardError());
 }
 
-QString Process::exitMessage(const CommandLine &command, ProcessResult result, int exitCode,
-                             int timeoutInSeconds)
+QString Process::exitMessage(const CommandLine &command, ProcessResult result,
+                             int exitCode, milliseconds duration)
 {
     const QString cmd = command.toUserOutput();
     switch (result) {
@@ -1661,16 +1661,17 @@ QString Process::exitMessage(const CommandLine &command, ProcessResult result, i
     case ProcessResult::StartFailed:
         return Tr::tr("The command \"%1\" could not be started.").arg(cmd);
     case ProcessResult::Canceled:
-        return Tr::tr("The command \"%1\" was canceled after (%2 s).")
-            .arg(cmd).arg(timeoutInSeconds);
+        // TODO: We might want to format it nicely when bigger than 1 second, e.g. 1,324 s.
+        //       Also when it's bigger than 1 minute, 1 hour, etc...
+        return Tr::tr("The command \"%1\" was canceled after (%2 ms).")
+            .arg(cmd).arg(duration.count());
     }
     return {};
 }
 
 QString Process::exitMessage() const
 {
-    return exitMessage(commandLine(), result(), exitCode(),
-                       duration_cast<seconds>(processDuration()).count());
+    return exitMessage(commandLine(), result(), exitCode(), processDuration());
 }
 
 milliseconds Process::processDuration() const
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/process.h b/src/libs/utils/process.h
index b736e43ca2d..fb603c30954 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/process.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/process.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public:
     const QStringList stdErrLines() const; // split, CR removed
 
     static QString exitMessage(const CommandLine &command, ProcessResult result, int exitCode,
-                               int timeoutInSeconds);
+                               std::chrono::milliseconds duration);
     QString exitMessage() const;
     std::chrono::milliseconds processDuration() const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
index 5b79a771a59..f4f7cbc064c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
@@ -154,22 +154,20 @@ EventLoopMode VcsCommandPrivate::eventLoopMode() const
 ProcessResult VcsCommandPrivate::handleDone(Process *process, const Job &job) const
 {
     ProcessResult result;
-    QString exitMessage;
     if (job.exitCodeInterpreter && process->error() != QProcess::FailedToStart
         && process->exitStatus() == QProcess::NormalExit) {
         result = job.exitCodeInterpreter(process->exitCode());
-        exitMessage = Process::exitMessage(process->commandLine(), m_result,
-                                           process->exitCode(), job.timeoutS);
     } else {
         result = process->result();
-        exitMessage = process->exitMessage();
     }
+    const QString message = Process::exitMessage(process->commandLine(), result,
+                                                 process->exitCode(), process->processDuration());
     // Success/Fail message in appropriate window?
     if (result == ProcessResult::FinishedWithSuccess) {
         if (m_flags & RunFlags::ShowSuccessMessage)
-            VcsOutputWindow::appendMessage(exitMessage);
+            VcsOutputWindow::appendMessage(message);
     } else if (!(m_flags & RunFlags::SuppressFailMessage)) {
-        VcsOutputWindow::appendError(exitMessage);
+        VcsOutputWindow::appendError(message);
     }
     if (m_flags & RunFlags::ExpectRepoChanges) {
         // TODO tell the document manager that the directory now received all expected changes