diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/_result.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/_result.py
index 6f621d7e75e..151c621fb6f 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/_result.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/_result.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import collections
+import datetime
 import io
 import itertools
 import traceback
@@ -295,7 +296,9 @@ class TerminalResult(CoverageResult):
         """See unittest.TestResult.startTestRun."""
         super(TerminalResult, self).startTestRun()
         self.out.write(
-            _Colors.HEADER + "Testing gRPC Python...\n" + _Colors.END
+            _Colors.HEADER
+            + "[{}]Testing gRPC Python...\n".format(datetime.datetime.now())
+            + _Colors.END
         )
 
     def stopTestRun(self):
@@ -324,7 +327,11 @@ class TerminalResult(CoverageResult):
         """See unittest.TestResult.addSuccess."""
         super(TerminalResult, self).addSuccess(test)
         self.out.write(
-            _Colors.OK + "SUCCESS       {}\n".format(test.id()) + _Colors.END
+            _Colors.OK
+            + "[{}]SUCCESS       {}\n".format(
+                datetime.datetime.now(), test.id()
+            )
+            + _Colors.END
         )
         self.out.flush()
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index e9c9b926143..8f265a34540 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ class PythonLanguage(object):
                         self.config.job_spec(
                             python_config.run
                             + [self._TEST_COMMAND[io_platform]],
-                            timeout_seconds=8 * 60,
+                            timeout_seconds=10 * 60,
                             environ=dict(
                                 GRPC_PYTHON_TESTRUNNER_FILTER=str(test_case),
                                 **environment,