diff --git a/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/instrument/metrics/timer/ConcurrentLiveTimerMetric.java b/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/instrument/metrics/timer/ConcurrentLiveTimerMetric.java
index 4adbef05a0e..9b681944b59 100644
--- a/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/instrument/metrics/timer/ConcurrentLiveTimerMetric.java
+++ b/logstash-core/src/main/java/org/logstash/instrument/metrics/timer/ConcurrentLiveTimerMetric.java
@@ -43,10 +43,13 @@ protected ConcurrentLiveTimerMetric(final String name) {
     @Override
     public <T, E extends Throwable> T time(ExceptionalSupplier<T, E> exceptionalSupplier) throws E {
         try {
-            trackedMillisState.getAndUpdate(TrackedMillisState::withIncrementedConcurrency);
+            trackedMillisState.getAndUpdate(existing -> existing.withIncrementedConcurrency(nanoTimeSupplier.getAsLong()));
             return exceptionalSupplier.get();
         } finally {
-            trackedMillisState.getAndUpdate(TrackedMillisState::withDecrementedConcurrency);
+            // lock in the actual time completed, and resolve state separately
+            // so that contention for recording state is not included in measurement.
+            final long endTime = nanoTimeSupplier.getAsLong();
+            trackedMillisState.getAndUpdate(existing -> existing.withDecrementedConcurrency(endTime));
         }
     }
 
@@ -65,13 +68,13 @@ private long getUntrackedMillis() {
     }
 
     private long getTrackedMillis() {
-        return this.trackedMillisState.getAcquire().getValue();
+        return this.trackedMillisState.getAcquire().getValue(nanoTimeSupplier.getAsLong());
     }
 
     interface TrackedMillisState {
-        TrackedMillisState withIncrementedConcurrency();
-        TrackedMillisState withDecrementedConcurrency();
-        long getValue();
+        TrackedMillisState withIncrementedConcurrency(long asOfNanoTime);
+        TrackedMillisState withDecrementedConcurrency(long asOfNanoTime);
+        long getValue(long asOfNanoTime);
     }
 
     private class StaticTrackedMillisState implements TrackedMillisState {
@@ -89,18 +92,18 @@ public StaticTrackedMillisState() {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public TrackedMillisState withIncrementedConcurrency() {
-            return new DynamicTrackedMillisState(nanoTimeSupplier.getAsLong(), this.cumulativeMillis, this.excessNanos, 1);
+        public TrackedMillisState withIncrementedConcurrency(final long asOfNanoTime) {
+            return new DynamicTrackedMillisState(asOfNanoTime, this.cumulativeMillis, this.excessNanos, 1);
         }
 
         @Override
-        public TrackedMillisState withDecrementedConcurrency() {
+        public TrackedMillisState withDecrementedConcurrency(final long asOfNanoTime) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("TimerMetrics cannot track negative concurrency");
         }
 
 
         @Override
-        public long getValue() {
+        public long getValue(final long asOfNanoTime) {
             return cumulativeMillis;
         }
     }
@@ -122,26 +125,26 @@ private class DynamicTrackedMillisState implements TrackedMillisState {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public TrackedMillisState withIncrementedConcurrency() {
-            return withAdjustedConcurrency(Vector.INCREMENT);
+        public TrackedMillisState withIncrementedConcurrency(final long asOfNanoTime) {
+            return withAdjustedConcurrency(asOfNanoTime, Vector.INCREMENT);
         }
 
         @Override
-        public TrackedMillisState withDecrementedConcurrency() {
-            return withAdjustedConcurrency(Vector.DECREMENT);
+        public TrackedMillisState withDecrementedConcurrency(final long asOfNanoTime) {
+            return withAdjustedConcurrency(asOfNanoTime, Vector.DECREMENT);
         }
 
         @Override
-        public long getValue() {
-            final long nanoAdjustment = getNanoAdjustment(nanoTimeSupplier.getAsLong());
+        public long getValue(final long asOfNanoTime) {
+            final long nanoAdjustment = getNanoAdjustment(asOfNanoTime);
             final long milliAdjustment = wholeMillisFromNanos(nanoAdjustment);
 
             return Math.addExact(this.millisAtCheckpoint, milliAdjustment);
         }
 
-        private TrackedMillisState withAdjustedConcurrency(final Vector concurrencyAdjustmentVector) {
+        private TrackedMillisState withAdjustedConcurrency(final long asOfNanoTime, final Vector concurrencyAdjustmentVector) {
             final int newConcurrency = Math.addExact(this.concurrencySinceCheckpoint, concurrencyAdjustmentVector.value());
-            final long newCheckpointNanoTime = nanoTimeSupplier.getAsLong();
+            final long newCheckpointNanoTime = asOfNanoTime;
 
             final long totalNanoAdjustment = getNanoAdjustment(newCheckpointNanoTime);
 
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ private long getNanoAdjustment(final long checkpointNanoTime) {
 
     /**
      * This private enum is a type-safety guard for
-     * {@link DynamicTrackedMillisState#withAdjustedConcurrency(Vector)}.
+     * {@link DynamicTrackedMillisState#withAdjustedConcurrency(long, Vector)}.
      */
     private enum Vector {
         INCREMENT{ int value() { return +1; } },