diff --git a/hgext/progress.py b/hgext/progress.py
--- a/hgext/progress.py
+++ b/hgext/progress.py
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ class progbar(object):
             if topic not in self.topics:
                 self.topics.append(topic)
             now = time.time()
-            if now - self.lastprint > self.refresh and topic == self.topics[-1]:
+            if (now - self.lastprint >= self.refresh
+                and topic == self.topics[-1]):
                 self.lastprint = now
                 self.show(topic, pos, item, unit, total)
         return orig(topic, pos, item=item, unit=unit, total=total)