diff --git a/src/reporters/default.ts b/src/reporters/default.ts
index 41490d153..5227595fc 100644
--- a/src/reporters/default.ts
+++ b/src/reporters/default.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ export class DefaultReporter implements Reporter {
       return {
         title: this.relative(file.filepath),
         task: () => {
-          if (file.error)
-            throw file.error
+          if (file.result?.error)
+            throw file.result?.error
 
           return createSuiteListr(file)
         },
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ export class DefaultReporter implements Reporter {
     const suites = files.flatMap(file => file.children.filter(c => c.type === 'suite')) as Suite[]
     const tasks = files.flatMap(getSuiteTasks)
 
-    const failedFiles = files.filter(i => i.error)
-    const failedSuites = suites.filter(i => i.error)
+    const failedFiles = files.filter(i => i.result?.error)
+    const failedSuites = suites.filter(i => i.result?.error)
 
     const runnable = tasks.filter(i => i.result?.state === 'pass' || i.result?.state === 'fail')
     const passed = tasks.filter(i => i.result?.state === 'pass')
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class DefaultReporter implements Reporter {
       console.log()
 
       for (const file of failedFiles) {
-        await printError(file.error)
+        await printError(file.result?.error)
         console.log()
       }
     }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class DefaultReporter implements Reporter {
       console.error(c.bold(c.red(`\nFailed to run ${failedSuites.length} suites:`)))
       for (const suite of failedSuites) {
         console.error(c.red(`\n- ${suite.file?.filepath} > ${suite.name}`))
-        await printError(suite.error)
+        await printError(suite.result?.error)
         console.log()
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/runtime/collect.ts b/src/runtime/collect.ts
index 5f396025c..cfb249402 100644
--- a/src/runtime/collect.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/collect.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { File, Suite, Task } from '../types'
+import { interpretOnlyMode } from '../utils'
 import { clearContext, createSuiteHooks, defaultSuite } from './suite'
-import { interpretOnlyMode } from './run'
 import { context } from './context'
 import { setHooks } from './map'
 
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ export async function collectTests(paths: string[]) {
       }
     }
     catch (e) {
-      file.error = e
+      file.result = {
+        start: performance.now(),
+        state: 'fail',
+        error: e,
+      }
       process.exitCode = 1
     }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/run.ts b/src/runtime/run.ts
index 8a2d63c66..3b75f367d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/run.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/run.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { HookListener } from 'vitest'
-import { File, ResolvedConfig, Task, RunnerContext, Suite, RunMode, SuiteHooks } from '../types'
+import { File, ResolvedConfig, Task, RunnerContext, Suite, SuiteHooks, TaskOrSuite } from '../types'
 import { getSnapshotManager } from '../integrations/chai/snapshot'
 import { startWatcher } from '../node/watcher'
 import { globTestFiles } from '../node/glob'
+import { partitionSuiteChildren } from '../utils'
 import { getFn, getHooks } from './map'
 import { collectTests } from './collect'
 import { setupRunner } from './setup'
@@ -49,30 +50,21 @@ export async function runTask(task: Task, ctx: RunnerContext) {
   await reporter.onTaskEnd?.(task, ctx)
 }
 
-/**
- * If any items been marked as `only`, mark all other items as `skip`.
- */
-export function interpretOnlyMode(items: { mode: RunMode }[]) {
-  if (items.some(i => i.mode === 'only')) {
-    items.forEach((i) => {
-      if (i.mode === 'run')
-        i.mode = 'skip'
-      else if (i.mode === 'only')
-        i.mode = 'run'
-    })
-  }
-}
-
 export async function runSuite(suite: Suite, ctx: RunnerContext) {
   const { reporter } = ctx
 
   await reporter.onSuiteBegin?.(suite, ctx)
 
+  suite.result = {
+    start: performance.now(),
+    state: 'run',
+  }
+
   if (suite.mode === 'skip') {
-    suite.status = 'skip'
+    suite.result.state = 'skip'
   }
   else if (suite.mode === 'todo') {
-    suite.status = 'todo'
+    suite.result.state = 'todo'
   }
   else {
     try {
@@ -92,37 +84,20 @@ export async function runSuite(suite: Suite, ctx: RunnerContext) {
       await callHook(suite, 'afterAll', [suite])
     }
     catch (e) {
-      suite.error = e
-      suite.status = 'fail'
+      suite.result.error = e
+      suite.result.state = 'fail'
       process.exitCode = 1
     }
   }
+  suite.result.end = performance.now()
+
   await reporter.onSuiteEnd?.(suite, ctx)
 }
 
-async function runSuiteChild(c: (Task | Suite), ctx: RunnerContext) {
-  return c.type === 'task' ? runTask(c, ctx) : runSuite(c, ctx)
-}
-
-/**
- * Partition in tasks groups by consecutive computeMode ('serial', 'concurrent')
- */
-function partitionSuiteChildren(suite: Suite) {
-  let childrenGroup: (Task | Suite)[] = []
-  const childrenGroups: (Task | Suite)[][] = []
-  for (const c of suite.children) {
-    if (childrenGroup.length === 0 || c.computeMode === childrenGroup[0].computeMode) {
-      childrenGroup.push(c)
-    }
-    else {
-      childrenGroups.push(childrenGroup)
-      childrenGroup = [c]
-    }
-  }
-  if (childrenGroup.length > 0)
-    childrenGroups.push(childrenGroup)
-
-  return childrenGroups
+async function runSuiteChild(c: TaskOrSuite, ctx: RunnerContext) {
+  return c.type === 'task'
+    ? runTask(c, ctx)
+    : runSuite(c, ctx)
 }
 
 export async function runFile(file: File, ctx: RunnerContext) {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 39d9d616c..84548953d 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ export interface TaskResult {
   error?: unknown
 }
 
+export type TaskOrSuite = Task | Suite
+
 export type TestFunction = () => Awaitable<void>
 
 interface ConcurrentCollector {
@@ -149,11 +151,9 @@ export interface Suite {
   name: string
   mode: RunMode
   computeMode: ComputeMode
-  children: (Task | Suite)[]
-  state?: SuiteState
+  children: TaskOrSuite[]
   file?: File
-  error?: unknown
-  status?: TaskState
+  result?: TaskResult
 }
 
 export interface SuiteCollector {
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ export type TestFactory = (test: (name: string, fn: TestFunction) => void) => Aw
 
 export interface File extends Suite {
   filepath: string
-  error?: unknown
 }
 
 export interface RunnerContext {
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dff4d9818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { RunMode, Suite, TaskOrSuite } from './types'
+
+/**
+ * Partition in tasks groups by consecutive computeMode ('serial', 'concurrent')
+ */
+export function partitionSuiteChildren(suite: Suite) {
+  let childrenGroup: TaskOrSuite[] = []
+  const childrenGroups: TaskOrSuite[][] = []
+  for (const c of suite.children) {
+    if (childrenGroup.length === 0 || c.computeMode === childrenGroup[0].computeMode) {
+      childrenGroup.push(c)
+    }
+    else {
+      childrenGroups.push(childrenGroup)
+      childrenGroup = [c]
+    }
+  }
+  if (childrenGroup.length > 0)
+    childrenGroups.push(childrenGroup)
+
+  return childrenGroups
+}
+
+/**
+ * If any items been marked as `only`, mark all other items as `skip`.
+ */
+export function interpretOnlyMode(items: { mode: RunMode }[]) {
+  if (items.some(i => i.mode === 'only')) {
+    items.forEach((i) => {
+      if (i.mode === 'run')
+        i.mode = 'skip'
+      else if (i.mode === 'only')
+        i.mode = 'run'
+    })
+  }
+}