diff --git a/lib/ProgressPlugin.js b/lib/ProgressPlugin.js
index 6385a7d9b..c77b20164 100644
--- a/lib/ProgressPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/ProgressPlugin.js
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ const createDefaultHandler = profile => {
 					const diff = now - lastStateTime;
 					if (diff >= 1) {
 						const stateMsg = `${diff}ms ${lastState}`;
-						goToLineStart(stateMsg);
-						process.stderr.write(stateMsg + "\n");
+						goToLineStartAndWrite(stateMsg);
+						process.stderr.write("\n");
 						lineCaretPosition = 0;
 					}
 				}
@@ -78,14 +78,13 @@ const createDefaultHandler = profile => {
 			}
 		}
 		if (lastMessage !== msg) {
-			goToLineStart(msg);
 			msg = msg.substring(0, maxLineLength);
-			process.stderr.write(msg);
+			goToLineStartAndWrite(msg);
 			lastMessage = msg;
 		}
 	};
 
-	const goToLineStart = nextMessage => {
+	const goToLineStartAndWrite = nextMessage => {
 		let str = "";
 		for (; lineCaretPosition > nextMessage.length; lineCaretPosition--) {
 			str += "\b \b";
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ const createDefaultHandler = profile => {
 			str += "\b";
 		}
 		lineCaretPosition = nextMessage.length;
-		if (str) process.stderr.write(str);
+		if (str) process.stderr.write(str + nextMessage);
 	};
 
 	return defaultHandler;
@@ -193,6 +192,11 @@ class ProgressPlugin {
 		let doneModules = 0;
 		let doneEntries = 0;
 		const activeModules = new Set();
+		let lastUpdate = 0;
+
+		const updateThrottled = () => {
+			if (lastUpdate + 500 < Date.now()) update();
+		};
 
 		const update = () => {
 			/** @type {string[]} */
@@ -214,11 +218,12 @@ class ProgressPlugin {
 				items.push(lastActiveModule);
 			}
 			handler(percentage, "building", ...items);
+			lastUpdate = Date.now();
 		};
 
 		const moduleAdd = module => {
 			moduleCount++;
-			if (moduleCount % 100 === 0) update();
+			if (moduleCount % 100 === 0) updateThrottled();
 		};
 
 		const moduleBuild = module => {
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ class ProgressPlugin {
 
 		const entryAdd = (entry, name) => {
 			entriesCount++;
-			if (entriesCount % 10 === 0) update();
+			if (entriesCount % 10 === 0) updateThrottled();
 		};
 
 		const moduleDone = module => {
@@ -248,11 +253,12 @@ class ProgressPlugin {
 						for (const m of activeModules) {
 							lastActiveModule = m;
 						}
-						if (doneModules % 100 !== 0) update();
+						update();
+						return;
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			if (doneModules % 100 === 0) update();
+			if (doneModules % 100 === 0) updateThrottled();
 		};
 
 		const entryDone = (entry, name) => {