diff --git a/R/class_reporter.R b/R/class_reporter.R
index 33e19cb4..dc6d0f20 100644
--- a/R/class_reporter.R
+++ b/R/class_reporter.R
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ reporter_class <- R6::R6Class(
   public = list(
     seconds_interval = NULL,
     buffer = NULL,
-    seconds_flushed = NULL,
+    seconds_flushed = -Inf,
+    seconds_skipped = -Inf,
     initialize = function(seconds_interval = NULL) {
       self$seconds_interval <- seconds_interval
     },
     poll = function() {
-      self$seconds_flushed <- self$seconds_flushed %|||% -Inf
       now <- time_seconds_local()
-      if ((now - self$seconds_flushed) > self$seconds_interval) {
-        self$flush_messages()
-        self$seconds_flushed <- time_seconds_local()
+      if ((now - seconds_flushed) > seconds_interval) {
+        flush_messages()
+        self$seconds_flushed <- now
       }
     },
     report_start = function() {
@@ -75,3 +75,5 @@ reporter_class <- R6::R6Class(
     }
   )
 )
+
+reporter_seconds_skipped <- 0.25
diff --git a/R/class_summary.R b/R/class_summary.R
index 80f19aa6..fc18df81 100644
--- a/R/class_summary.R
+++ b/R/class_summary.R
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ summary_class <- R6::R6Class(
       self$report_progress(progress)
     },
     report_skipped = function(target = NULL, progress) {
-      self$report_progress(progress)
+      now <- time_seconds_local()
+      if ((now - seconds_skipped) > reporter_seconds_skipped) {
+        report_progress(progress)
+        self$seconds_skipped <- now
+      }
     },
     report_errored = function(target = NULL, progress) {
       self$report_progress(progress)