diff --git a/lib/builder/builder.mjs b/lib/builder/builder.mjs
index 3eb9331df4..57c3a835ed 100644
--- a/lib/builder/builder.mjs
+++ b/lib/builder/builder.mjs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import Debug from 'debug'
 import Glob from 'glob'
 import upath from 'upath'
 
-import { r, wp, wChunk, createRoutes, parallel, relativeTo, waitFor, createSpinner } from '../common/utils'
+import { r, wp, wChunk, createRoutes, parallel, sequence, relativeTo, waitFor, createSpinner } from '../common/utils'
 import Options from '../common/options'
 
 import PerfLoader from './webpack/utils/perf-loader'
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ export default class Builder {
     }
 
     // Start Builds
-    await parallel(this.compilers, compiler => {
+    const runner = this.options.dev ? parallel : sequence
+
+    await runner(this.compilers, compiler => {
       return this.webpackCompile(compiler)
     })
   }
diff --git a/lib/builder/webpack/plugins/progress.mjs b/lib/builder/webpack/plugins/progress.mjs
index 85304cc0d5..a5ca32c176 100644
--- a/lib/builder/webpack/plugins/progress.mjs
+++ b/lib/builder/webpack/plugins/progress.mjs
@@ -44,19 +44,22 @@ export default class ProgressPlugin extends webpack.ProgressPlugin {
     const progress = Math.floor(percent * 100)
 
     this.state.progress = progress
-    this.state.msg = (msg && msg.length) ? msg : (progress === 100 ? 'done' : 'still building')
+    this.state.msg = msg
     this.state.details = details
+    this.state.isRunning = (progress && progress !== 100) && (msg && msg.length)
 
     // Process all states
-    let inProgress = false
+    let isRunning = false
 
     const lines = []
 
     _.sortBy(Object.keys(sharedState), s => s.name).forEach(name => {
       const state = sharedState[name]
 
-      if (state.progress < 100) {
-        inProgress = true
+      if (state.isRunning) {
+        isRunning = true
+      } else {
+        return
       }
 
       const _color = chalk.keyword(state.color)
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ export default class ProgressPlugin extends webpack.ProgressPlugin {
       lines.push([_icon, _name, _bar, _msg, _progress].join(' '))
     })
 
-    if (!inProgress) {
+    if (!isRunning) {
       logUpdate.clear()
     } else {
       const title = chalk.bgRedBright.black('BUILDING')
diff --git a/lib/common/utils.mjs b/lib/common/utils.mjs
index 405f0394c2..ded3f4d663 100644
--- a/lib/common/utils.mjs
+++ b/lib/common/utils.mjs
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ export const createSpinner = function ({ minimal = false }) {
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   const createLogger = (tag, ctx) => (...args) => ctx.enabled && console.log(
-    `[${(new Date().toISOString)()}]`,
-    _.padEnd(`[${tag}]`, 10),
+    _.padEnd(`[${tag.toUpperCase()}]`, 9),
+    `[${new Date().toLocaleTimeString()}]`,
     ...args
   )