diff --git a/git-recent b/git-recent
index cb1fad7..495970c 100755
--- a/git-recent
+++ b/git-recent
@@ -32,13 +32,21 @@ while getopts "n:" opt; do
 done
 shift $((OPTIND-1))
 
+## dont collect upstream details ([ahead 2, behind 54]) for big-ass git repos, it adds >5s. 
+# TODO, use `git count-objects -v` and consider `in-pack` and `size-pack` instead of special casing chromium
+if git config --get remote.origin.url | grep -q chromium.googlesource.com; then
+    upstream_deets=""
+else
+    upstream_deets="%(color:yellow)%(upstream:track)%(color:reset)"
+fi
+
 format="\
 %(HEAD) \
 $branch|\
 %(color:bold red)%(objectname:short)%(color:reset) \
 %(color:bold green)(%(committerdate:relative))%(color:reset) \
 %(color:bold blue)%(authorname)%(color:reset) \
-%(color:yellow)%(upstream:track)%(color:reset)
+$upstream_deets
 $spacer|\
 %(contents:subject)
 $spacer|"