diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
index 679400a8..c96658ec 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -343,9 +343,16 @@ class Extractor():
             return
 
         if reason:
-            t = dt.datetime.fromtimestamp(until).time()
-            isotime = f"{t.hour:02}:{t.minute:02}:{t.second:02}"
-            self.log.info("Waiting until %s (%s)", isotime, reason)
+            if seconds >= 3600.0:
+                h, m = divmod(seconds, 3600.0)
+                dur = f"{int(h)}h {int(m/60.0)}min"
+            elif seconds >= 60.0:
+                dur = str(int(seconds/60.0)) + " minutes"
+            else:
+                dur = str(int(seconds)) + " seconds"
+            t = time.localtime(until)
+            iso = f"{t.tm_hour:02}:{t.tm_min:02}:{t.tm_sec:02}"
+            self.log.info("Waiting for %s until %s (%s)", dur, iso, reason)
         time.sleep(seconds)
 
     def sleep(self, seconds, reason):
diff --git a/test/test_extractor.py b/test/test_extractor.py
index 4ade9b71..94c3d867 100644
--- a/test/test_extractor.py
+++ b/test/test_extractor.py
@@ -217,7 +217,23 @@ class TestExtractorWait(unittest.TestCase):
 
             calls = log.info.mock_calls
             self.assertEqual(len(calls), 1)
-            self._assert_isotime(calls[0][1][1], until)
+            self.assertEqual(calls[0][1][1], "6 seconds")
+            self._assert_isotime(calls[0][1][2], until)
+
+    def test_wait_seconds_long(self):
+        extr = extractor.find("generic:https://example.org/")
+        seconds = 5000
+        until = time.time() + seconds
+
+        with patch("time.sleep") as sleep, patch.object(extr, "log") as log:
+            extr.wait(seconds=seconds)
+
+            sleep.assert_called_once_with(5001.0)
+
+            calls = log.info.mock_calls
+            self.assertEqual(len(calls), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(calls[0][1][1], "1h 23min")
+            self._assert_isotime(calls[0][1][2], until)
 
     def test_wait_until(self):
         extr = extractor.find("generic:https://example.org/")
@@ -232,7 +248,8 @@ class TestExtractorWait(unittest.TestCase):
 
             calls = log.info.mock_calls
             self.assertEqual(len(calls), 1)
-            self._assert_isotime(calls[0][1][1], until)
+            self.assertEqual(calls[0][1][1], "5 seconds")
+            self._assert_isotime(calls[0][1][2], until)
 
     def test_wait_until_datetime(self):
         extr = extractor.find("generic:https://example.org/")
@@ -251,7 +268,8 @@ class TestExtractorWait(unittest.TestCase):
 
             calls = log.info.mock_calls
             self.assertEqual(len(calls), 1)
-            self._assert_isotime(calls[0][1][1], until_local)
+            self.assertEqual(calls[0][1][1], "5 seconds")
+            self._assert_isotime(calls[0][1][2], until_local)
 
     def _assert_isotime(self, output, until):
         if not isinstance(until, dt.datetime):