diff --git a/spacy/cli/train.py b/spacy/cli/train.py
index 6be47fa39..146d26edb 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/train.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/train.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, Tuple, Union, Callable, List
+from timeit import default_timer as timer
 import srsly
 import tqdm
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -286,9 +287,12 @@ def train_while_improving(
         ]
         raw_batches = util.minibatch(raw_examples, size=8)
 
+    words_seen = 0
+    start_time = timer()
     for step, (epoch, batch) in enumerate(train_data):
         dropout = next(dropouts)
         for subbatch in subdivide_batch(batch, accumulate_gradient):
+
             nlp.update(
                 subbatch, drop=dropout, losses=losses, sgd=False, exclude=exclude
             )
@@ -317,6 +321,7 @@ def train_while_improving(
         else:
             score, other_scores = (None, None)
             is_best_checkpoint = None
+        words_seen += sum(len(eg) for eg in batch)
         info = {
             "epoch": epoch,
             "step": step,
@@ -324,6 +329,8 @@ def train_while_improving(
             "other_scores": other_scores,
             "losses": losses,
             "checkpoints": results,
+            "seconds": int(timer() - start_time),
+            "words": words_seen,
         }
         yield batch, info, is_best_checkpoint
         if is_best_checkpoint is not None: