diff --git a/arroyo/processing/strategies/run_task_with_multiprocessing.py b/arroyo/processing/strategies/run_task_with_multiprocessing.py
index 0d008ad0..2a70ed9c 100644
--- a/arroyo/processing/strategies/run_task_with_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/arroyo/processing/strategies/run_task_with_multiprocessing.py
@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.__closed = False
 
+        self.__last_batch_time = 0.0
+
         def handle_sigchld(signum: int, frame: Any) -> None:
             # Terminates the consumer if any child process of the
             # consumer is terminated.
@@ -585,6 +587,7 @@ def handle_sigchld(signum: int, frame: Any) -> None:
 
     def __submit_batch(self, input_block_too_small: bool) -> None:
         assert self.__batch_builder is not None
+
         batch = self.__batch_builder.build()
         logger.debug("Submitting %r to %r...", batch, self.__pool)
         self.__processes.append(
@@ -608,6 +611,12 @@ def __submit_batch(self, input_block_too_small: bool) -> None:
         )
         self.__batch_builder = None
 
+        if self.__last_batch_time == 0.0:
+            self.__last_batch_time = time.time()
+        else:
+            self.__metrics.timing("arroyo.strategies.run_task_with_multiprocessing.batch_build_and_submit_time", time.time() - self.__last_batch_time)
+            self.__last_batch_time = time.time()
+
     def __forward_invalid_offsets(self) -> None:
         if len(self.__invalid_messages):
             self.__next_step.poll()
diff --git a/arroyo/utils/metric_defs.py b/arroyo/utils/metric_defs.py
index d6cdd33e..a197654b 100644
--- a/arroyo/utils/metric_defs.py
+++ b/arroyo/utils/metric_defs.py
@@ -98,4 +98,6 @@
     "arroyo.processing.strategies.healthcheck.touch",
     # Counter: Number of messages dropped in the FilterStep strategy
     "arroyo.strategies.filter.dropped_messages",
+    # The amount of time it takes for the multiprocessing batch to be built and submitted to subprocesses
+    "arroyo.strategies.run_task_with_multiprocessing.batch_build_and_submit_time"
 ]