diff --git a/flow-typed/npm/tinybench_v4.1.x.js b/flow-typed/npm/tinybench_v4.1.x.js
index a40214d96733..56412034a9d6 100644
--- a/flow-typed/npm/tinybench_v4.1.x.js
+++ b/flow-typed/npm/tinybench_v4.1.x.js
@@ -91,10 +91,15 @@ declare module 'tinybench' {
     beforeEach?: (this: Task) => void | Promise<void>,
   };
 
-  export interface FnReturnedObject {
-    overriddenDuration?: number;
-  }
+  // This is defined as an interface in tinybench but we define it as an object
+  // to catch problems like `overriddenDuration` being misspelled.
+  export type FnReturnedObject = {
+    overriddenDuration?: number,
+  };
 
+  // This type is defined as returning `unknown` instead of `void` in tinybench,
+  // but we type it this way to avoid mistakes (we can make breaking changes
+  // in our definition that they can't).
   export type Fn = () =>
     | Promise<void | FnReturnedObject>
     | void
diff --git a/private/react-native-fantom/src/Benchmark.js b/private/react-native-fantom/src/Benchmark.js
index f5a78dca345c..2871312ef1aa 100644
--- a/private/react-native-fantom/src/Benchmark.js
+++ b/private/react-native-fantom/src/Benchmark.js
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ import NativeCPUTime from 'react-native/src/private/testing/fantom/specs/NativeC
 import {
   Bench,
   type BenchOptions,
-  type Fn,
   type FnOptions,
+  type FnReturnedObject,
   type TaskResult,
 } from 'tinybench';
 
+type SyncFn = () => FnReturnedObject | void;
+
 export type SuiteOptions = $ReadOnly<{
   minIterations?: number,
   minDuration?: number,
@@ -66,20 +68,20 @@ interface ParameterizedTestFunction {
   <TestArgType>(
     testArgs: $ReadOnlyArray<TestArgType>,
     name: TestWithArgName<TestArgType>,
-    fn: (testArg: TestArgType) => ReturnType<Fn>,
+    fn: (testArg: TestArgType) => ReturnType<SyncFn>,
     options?: TestWithArgOptions<TestArgType>,
   ): SuiteAPI;
   only: <TestArgType>(
     testArgs: $ReadOnlyArray<TestArgType>,
     name: TestWithArgName<TestArgType>,
-    fn: (testArg: TestArgType) => ReturnType<Fn>,
+    fn: (testArg: TestArgType) => ReturnType<SyncFn>,
     options?: TestWithArgOptions<TestArgType>,
   ) => SuiteAPI;
 }
 
 interface TestFunction {
-  (name: string, fn: Fn, options?: FnOptions): SuiteAPI;
-  only: (name: string, fn: Fn, options?: FnOptions) => SuiteAPI;
+  (name: string, fn: SyncFn, options?: FnOptions): SuiteAPI;
+  only: (name: string, fn: SyncFn, options?: FnOptions) => SuiteAPI;
   // `each` allows to run the same test multiple times with different arguments, provided as an array of values:
   each: ParameterizedTestFunction;
 }
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ interface SuiteAPI {
 
 interface TestTask {
   name: string;
-  fn: Fn;
+  fn: SyncFn;
   options: InternalTestOptions | void;
 }
 
@@ -174,10 +176,16 @@ export function suite(
       bench.add(task.name, task.fn, options);
     }
 
+    if (!isTestOnly) {
+      console.log(`Running benchmark: ${suiteName}. Please wait.`);
+    }
+
+    const runStartTime = performance.now();
+
     bench.runSync();
 
     if (!isTestOnly) {
-      printBenchmarkResults(bench);
+      printBenchmarkResults(bench, runStartTime);
     }
 
     for (const verify of verifyFns) {
@@ -202,12 +210,12 @@ export function suite(
     reportBenchmarkResult(createBenchmarkResultsObject(bench, tasks));
   });
 
-  const test = (name: string, fn: Fn, options?: FnOptions): SuiteAPI => {
+  const test = (name: string, fn: SyncFn, options?: FnOptions): SuiteAPI => {
     tasks.push({name, fn, options});
     return suiteAPI;
   };
 
-  test.only = (name: string, fn: Fn, options?: FnOptions): SuiteAPI => {
+  test.only = (name: string, fn: SyncFn, options?: FnOptions): SuiteAPI => {
     tasks.push({name, fn, options: {...options, only: true}});
     return suiteAPI;
   };
@@ -215,7 +223,7 @@ export function suite(
   const testWithArg = <TestArgType>(
     testArg: TestArgType,
     name: TestWithArgName<TestArgType>,
-    fn: (testArg: TestArgType) => ReturnType<Fn>,
+    fn: (testArg: TestArgType) => ReturnType<SyncFn>,
     options?: TestWithArgOptions<TestArgType>,
     only?: boolean = false,
   ): TestTask => {
@@ -233,7 +241,7 @@ export function suite(
   const testEach: ParameterizedTestFunction = <TestArgType>(
     testArgs: $ReadOnlyArray<TestArgType>,
     name: TestWithArgName<TestArgType>,
-    fn: (testArg: TestArgType) => ReturnType<Fn>,
+    fn: (testArg: TestArgType) => ReturnType<SyncFn>,
     options?: TestWithArgOptions<TestArgType>,
   ): SuiteAPI => {
     for (const testArg of testArgs) {
@@ -262,16 +270,24 @@ export function suite(
   return suiteAPI;
 }
 
-function printBenchmarkResults(bench: Bench) {
+function printBenchmarkResults(bench: Bench, runStartTime: number) {
   const {fantomConfigSummary} = getConstants();
   const benchmarkName =
     (bench.name ?? 'Benchmark') +
     (fantomConfigSummary ? ` (${fantomConfigSummary})` : '');
 
+  const runDuration = performance.now() - runStartTime;
+  const durationStr =
+    runDuration < 1000
+      ? `${runDuration.toFixed(0)}ms`
+      : `${(runDuration / 1000).toFixed(0)}s`;
+
   console.log('');
   console.log(`### ${benchmarkName} ###`);
   console.table(nullthrows(bench.table()));
   console.log('');
+  console.log(`Total benchmark duration: ${durationStr}`);
+  console.log('');
 }
 
 function createBenchmarkResultsObject(