diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
index d4bbccba6c..8b4128d114 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/builder.v
@@ -237,7 +237,14 @@ pub fn (b &Builder) find_module_path(mod, fpath string) ?string {
 	return error('module "$mod" not found in:\n$smodule_lookup_paths')
 }
 
+fn (b &Builder) show_total_warns_and_errors_stats() {
+	if b.pref.is_stats {
+		println('checker summary: ${util.bold(b.checker.nr_errors.str())} V errors, ${util.bold(b.checker.nr_warnings.str())} V warnings')
+	}
+}
+
 fn (b &Builder) print_warnings_and_errors() {
+	defer { b.show_total_warns_and_errors_stats() }
 	if b.pref.output_mode == .silent {
 		if b.checker.nr_errors > 0 {
 			exit(1)
@@ -278,6 +285,7 @@ fn (b &Builder) print_warnings_and_errors() {
 				return
 			}
 		}
+		b.show_total_warns_and_errors_stats()
 		exit(1)
 	}
 	if b.table.redefined_fns.len > 0 {
@@ -295,6 +303,7 @@ fn (b &Builder) print_warnings_and_errors() {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			b.show_total_warns_and_errors_stats()
 			exit(1)
 		}
 	}
@@ -304,10 +313,11 @@ fn verror(s string) {
 	util.verror('builder error', s)
 }
 
-pub fn (mut b Builder) timing_message(msg string) {
+pub fn (mut b Builder) timing_message(msg string, ms int) {
+	formatted_message := '$msg: ${util.bold(ms.str())} ms'
 	if b.pref.show_timings {
-		println(msg)
+		println(formatted_message)
 	} else {
-		b.info(msg)
+		b.info(formatted_message)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/c.v b/vlib/v/builder/c.v
index 825a3a8f99..d9af7895d5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/c.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/c.v
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) gen_c(v_files []string) string {
 	b.parse_imports()
 	t1 := time.ticks()
 	parse_time := t1 - t0
-	b.timing_message('PARSE: ${parse_time}ms')
+	b.timing_message('PARSE', parse_time)
 	if b.pref.only_check_syntax {
 		return ''
 	}
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) gen_c(v_files []string) string {
 	b.checker.check_files(b.parsed_files)
 	t2 := time.ticks()
 	check_time := t2 - t1
-	b.timing_message('CHECK: ${check_time}ms')
+	b.timing_message('CHECK', check_time)
 	b.print_warnings_and_errors()
 	// println('starting cgen...')
 	// TODO: move gen.cgen() to c.gen()
 	res := gen.cgen(b.parsed_files, b.table, b.pref)
 	t3 := time.ticks()
 	gen_time := t3 - t2
-	b.timing_message('C GEN: ${gen_time}ms')
+	b.timing_message('C GEN', gen_time)
 	// println('cgen done')
 	// println(res)
 	return res
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
index 8b9f3d885f..7696447d4c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ fn (mut v Builder) cc() {
 		println('$ccompiler took $diff ms')
 		println('=========\n')
 	}
-	v.timing_message('C ${ccompiler:3}: ${diff}ms')
+	v.timing_message('C ${ccompiler:3}', diff)
 	// Link it if we are cross compiling and need an executable
 	/*
 	if v.os == .linux && !linux_host && v.pref.build_mode != .build {
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/compile.v b/vlib/v/builder/compile.v
index 59775a4370..de4f6c79e8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/compile.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/compile.v
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module builder
 import time
 import os
 import v.pref
+import v.util
 
 fn get_vtmp_folder() string {
 	mut vtmp := os.getenv('VTMP')
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn compile(command string, pref &pref.Preferences) {
 		.x64 { b.compile_x64() }
 	}
 	if pref.is_stats {
-		println('compilation took: $sw.elapsed().milliseconds() ms')
+		println('compilation took: ${util.bold(sw.elapsed().milliseconds().str())} ms')
 	}
 	// running does not require the parsers anymore
 	unsafe {
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/js.v b/vlib/v/builder/js.v
index 3eeb63c3f8..b9a60e6165 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/js.v
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) gen_js(v_files []string) string {
 	b.parse_imports()
 	t1 := time.ticks()
 	parse_time := t1 - t0
-	b.timing_message('PARSE: ${parse_time}ms')
+	b.timing_message('PARSE', parse_time)
 	b.checker.check_files(b.parsed_files)
 	t2 := time.ticks()
 	check_time := t2 - t1
-	b.timing_message('CHECK: ${check_time}ms')
+	b.timing_message('CHECK', check_time)
 	b.print_warnings_and_errors()
 	res := js.gen(b.parsed_files, b.table, b.pref)
 	t3 := time.ticks()
 	gen_time := t3 - t2
-	b.timing_message('JS GEN: ${gen_time}ms')
+	b.timing_message('JS GEN', gen_time)
 	return res
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/msvc.v b/vlib/v/builder/msvc.v
index d664ce1f66..db695d84dd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/msvc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/msvc.v
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ pub fn (mut v Builder) cc_msvc() {
 		return
 	}
 	diff := time.ticks() - ticks
-	v.timing_message('C msvc: ${diff}ms')
+	v.timing_message('C msvc', diff)
 	if res.exit_code != 0 {
 		verror(res.output)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/x64.v b/vlib/v/builder/x64.v
index 5d4c8f2d96..0505018317 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/x64.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/x64.v
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ pub fn (mut b Builder) build_x64(v_files []string, out_file string) {
 	b.parse_imports()
 	t1 := time.ticks()
 	parse_time := t1 - t0
-	b.timing_message('PARSE: ${parse_time}ms')
+	b.timing_message('PARSE', parse_time)
     
 	b.checker.check_files(b.parsed_files)
 	t2 := time.ticks()
 	check_time := t2 - t1
-	b.timing_message('CHECK: ${check_time}ms')
+	b.timing_message('CHECK', check_time)
 	x64.gen(b.parsed_files, out_file, b.pref)
 	t3 := time.ticks()
 	gen_time := t3 - t2
-	b.timing_message('x64 GEN: ${gen_time}ms')
+	b.timing_message('x64 GEN', gen_time)
 }
 
 pub fn (mut b Builder) compile_x64() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/util/errors.v b/vlib/v/util/errors.v
index ed65b382cb..9007002177 100644
--- a/vlib/v/util/errors.v
+++ b/vlib/v/util/errors.v
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ pub fn (e &EManager) set_support_color(b bool) {
 	unsafe {
 		mut me := e
 		me.support_color = b
-	}        
+	}
 }
 
-fn bold(msg string) string {
+pub fn bold(msg string) string {
 	if !emanager.support_color {
 		return msg
 	}