diff --git a/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts b/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts
index a41f82862bf67..c8581bd5b7f2e 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/daemon/client/client.ts
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ import {
   FLUSH_SYNC_GENERATOR_CHANGES_TO_DISK,
   type HandleFlushSyncGeneratorChangesToDiskMessage,
 } from '../message-types/flush-sync-generator-changes-to-disk';
-import {
-  DelayedSpinner,
-  SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS,
-} from '../../utils/delayed-spinner';
+import { DelayedSpinner } from '../../utils/delayed-spinner';
 
 const DAEMON_ENV_SETTINGS = {
   NX_PROJECT_GLOB_CACHE: 'false',
@@ -199,16 +196,13 @@ export class DaemonClient {
     sourceMaps: ConfigurationSourceMaps;
   }> {
     let spinner: DelayedSpinner;
-    if (SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS) {
-      // If the graph takes a while to load, we want to show a spinner.
-      spinner = new DelayedSpinner(
-        'Calculating the project graph on the Nx Daemon',
-        500
-      ).scheduleMessageUpdate(
-        'Calculating the project graph on the Nx Daemon is taking longer than expected. Re-run with NX_DAEMON=false to see more details.',
-        30_000
-      );
-    }
+    // If the graph takes a while to load, we want to show a spinner.
+    spinner = new DelayedSpinner(
+      'Calculating the project graph on the Nx Daemon'
+    ).scheduleMessageUpdate(
+      'Calculating the project graph on the Nx Daemon is taking longer than expected. Re-run with NX_DAEMON=false to see more details.',
+      { ciDelay: 60_000, delay: 30_000 }
+    );
     try {
       const response = await this.sendToDaemonViaQueue({
         type: 'REQUEST_PROJECT_GRAPH',
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/build-project-graph.ts b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/build-project-graph.ts
index a80fc1ed78205..a37283e0e746d 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/build-project-graph.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/build-project-graph.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import {
   ConfigurationSourceMaps,
   mergeMetadata,
 } from './utils/project-configuration-utils';
-import { DelayedSpinner, SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS } from '../utils/delayed-spinner';
+import { DelayedSpinner } from '../utils/delayed-spinner';
 
 let storedFileMap: FileMap | null = null;
 let storedAllWorkspaceFiles: FileData[] | null = null;
@@ -323,24 +323,28 @@ async function updateProjectGraphWithPlugins(
       return;
     }
     if (inProgressPlugins.size === 1) {
-      return `Creating project graph dependencies with ${
-        inProgressPlugins.keys()[0]
-      }`;
+      spinner.setMessage(
+        `Creating project graph dependencies with ${
+          inProgressPlugins.keys()[0]
+        }`
+      );
     } else if (process.env.NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING === 'true') {
-      return [
-        `Creating project graph dependencies with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`,
-        ...Array.from(inProgressPlugins).map((p) => `  - ${p}`),
-      ].join('\n');
+      spinner.setMessage(
+        [
+          `Creating project graph dependencies with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`,
+          ...Array.from(inProgressPlugins).map((p) => `  - ${p}`),
+        ].join('\n')
+      );
     } else {
-      return `Creating project graph dependencies with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`;
+      spinner.setMessage(
+        `Creating project graph dependencies with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`
+      );
     }
   }
 
-  if (SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS) {
-    spinner = new DelayedSpinner(
-      `Creating project graph dependencies with ${plugins.length} plugins`
-    );
-  }
+  spinner = new DelayedSpinner(
+    `Creating project graph dependencies with ${plugins.length} plugins`
+  );
 
   await Promise.all(
     createDependencyPlugins.map(async (plugin) => {
@@ -439,22 +443,26 @@ export async function applyProjectMetadata(
       return;
     }
     if (inProgressPlugins.size === 1) {
-      return `Creating project metadata with ${inProgressPlugins.keys()[0]}`;
+      spinner.setMessage(
+        `Creating project metadata with ${inProgressPlugins.keys()[0]}`
+      );
     } else if (process.env.NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING === 'true') {
-      return [
-        `Creating project metadata with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`,
-        ...Array.from(inProgressPlugins).map((p) => `  - ${p}`),
-      ].join('\n');
+      spinner.setMessage(
+        [
+          `Creating project metadata with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`,
+          ...Array.from(inProgressPlugins).map((p) => `  - ${p}`),
+        ].join('\n')
+      );
     } else {
-      return `Creating project metadata with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`;
+      spinner.setMessage(
+        `Creating project metadata with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`
+      );
     }
   }
 
-  if (SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS) {
-    spinner = new DelayedSpinner(
-      `Creating project metadata with ${plugins.length} plugins`
-    );
-  }
+  spinner = new DelayedSpinner(
+    `Creating project metadata with ${plugins.length} plugins`
+  );
 
   const promises = plugins.map(async (plugin) => {
     if (plugin.createMetadata) {
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/project-configuration-utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/project-configuration-utils.ts
index d36d0a31edb98..f46294ebe928a 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/project-configuration-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/utils/project-configuration-utils.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ import {
 } from '../error-types';
 import { CreateNodesResult } from '../plugins/public-api';
 import { isGlobPattern } from '../../utils/globs';
-import { isOnDaemon } from '../../daemon/is-on-daemon';
-import {
-  DelayedSpinner,
-  SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS,
-} from '../../utils/delayed-spinner';
+import { DelayedSpinner } from '../../utils/delayed-spinner';
 
 export type SourceInformation = [file: string | null, plugin: string];
 export type ConfigurationSourceMaps = Record<
@@ -339,22 +335,26 @@ export async function createProjectConfigurations(
     }
 
     if (inProgressPlugins.size === 1) {
-      return `Creating project graph nodes with ${inProgressPlugins.keys()[0]}`;
+      spinner.setMessage(
+        `Creating project graph nodes with ${inProgressPlugins.keys()[0]}`
+      );
     } else if (process.env.NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING === 'true') {
-      return [
-        `Creating project graph nodes with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`,
-        ...Array.from(inProgressPlugins).map((p) => `  - ${p}`),
-      ].join('\n');
+      spinner.setMessage(
+        [
+          `Creating project graph nodes with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`,
+          ...Array.from(inProgressPlugins).map((p) => `  - ${p}`),
+        ].join('\n')
+      );
     } else {
-      return `Creating project graph nodes with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`;
+      spinner.setMessage(
+        `Creating project graph nodes with ${inProgressPlugins.size} plugins`
+      );
     }
   }
 
-  if (SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS) {
-    spinner = new DelayedSpinner(
-      `Creating project graph nodes with ${plugins.length} plugins`
-    );
-  }
+  spinner = new DelayedSpinner(
+    `Creating project graph nodes with ${plugins.length} plugins`
+  );
 
   const results: Array<ReturnType<LoadedNxPlugin['createNodes'][1]>> = [];
   const errors: Array<
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/delayed-spinner.ts b/packages/nx/src/utils/delayed-spinner.ts
index 78701d7207b95..7dd5835f51aed 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/delayed-spinner.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/utils/delayed-spinner.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 import * as ora from 'ora';
+import { isCI } from './is-ci';
+
+export type DelayedSpinnerOptions = {
+  delay?: number;
+  ciDelay?: number;
+};
 
 /**
  * A class that allows to delay the creation of a spinner, as well
@@ -10,18 +16,26 @@ export class DelayedSpinner {
   spinner: ora.Ora;
   timeouts: NodeJS.Timeout[] = [];
   initial: number = Date.now();
+  lastMessage: string;
 
   /**
    * Constructs a new {@link DelayedSpinner} instance.
    *
-   * @param message The message to display in the spinner
-   * @param ms The number of milliseconds to wait before creating the spinner
+   * @param opts The options for the spinner
    */
-  constructor(message: string, ms: number = 500) {
+  constructor(message: string, opts?: DelayedSpinnerOptions) {
+    opts = normalizeDelayedSpinnerOpts(opts);
+    const delay = SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS ? opts.delay : opts.ciDelay;
+
     this.timeouts.push(
       setTimeout(() => {
-        this.spinner = ora(message);
-      }, ms).unref()
+        if (!SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS) {
+          console.warn(message);
+        } else {
+          this.spinner = ora(message);
+        }
+        this.lastMessage = message;
+      }, delay).unref()
     );
   }
 
@@ -32,7 +46,12 @@ export class DelayedSpinner {
    * @returns The {@link DelayedSpinner} instance
    */
   setMessage(message: string) {
-    this.spinner.text = message;
+    if (this.spinner && SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS) {
+      this.spinner.text = message;
+    } else if (this.lastMessage && this.lastMessage !== message) {
+      console.warn(message);
+      this.lastMessage = message;
+    }
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -40,15 +59,18 @@ export class DelayedSpinner {
    * Schedules an update to the message of the spinner. Useful for
    * changing the message after a certain amount of time has passed.
    *
-   * @param message The message to display in the spinner
-   * @param delay How long to wait before updating the message
+   * @param opts The options for the update
    * @returns The {@link DelayedSpinner} instance
    */
-  scheduleMessageUpdate(message: string, delay: number) {
+  scheduleMessageUpdate(message: string, opts?: DelayedSpinnerOptions) {
+    opts = normalizeDelayedSpinnerOpts(opts);
     this.timeouts.push(
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        this.spinner.text = message;
-      }, delay).unref()
+      setTimeout(
+        () => {
+          this.setMessage(message);
+        },
+        SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS ? opts.delay : opts.ciDelay
+      ).unref()
     );
     return this;
   }
@@ -62,4 +84,13 @@ export class DelayedSpinner {
   }
 }
 
-export const SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS = process.stdout.isTTY;
+const SHOULD_SHOW_SPINNERS = process.stdout.isTTY && !isCI();
+
+function normalizeDelayedSpinnerOpts(
+  opts: DelayedSpinnerOptions | null | undefined
+) {
+  opts ??= {};
+  opts.delay ??= 500;
+  opts.ciDelay ??= 10_000;
+  return opts;
+}