diff --git a/demo/demo.cpp b/demo/demo.cpp
index 78c9563..09da63a 100644
--- a/demo/demo.cpp
+++ b/demo/demo.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ int main() {
     p.lead_bar_progress_with("■");
     p.fill_bar_remainder_with(" ");
     p.end_bar_with(" ]");
-    p.hide_elapsed_time();
-    p.hide_remaining_time();
     p.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::YELLOW);
 
     std::atomic<size_t> index{0};
@@ -59,8 +57,6 @@ int main() {
     p.lead_bar_progress_with("");
     p.fill_bar_remainder_with("");
     p.end_bar_with("");
-    p.hide_elapsed_time();
-    p.hide_remaining_time();
     p.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::WHITE);
     p.hide_percentage();
     auto job = [&p]() {
@@ -91,8 +87,6 @@ int main() {
     p.fill_bar_remainder_with(" ");
     p.end_bar_with("]");
     p.set_postfix_text("Getting started");
-    p.hide_elapsed_time();
-    p.hide_remaining_time();
     p.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::GREEN);
     auto job = [&p]() {
       while (true) {
@@ -130,8 +124,6 @@ int main() {
     p4.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::CYAN);
     p4.set_postfix_text("Restoring system state");
     p4.hide_percentage();
-    p4.hide_elapsed_time();
-    p4.hide_remaining_time();
     std::atomic<size_t> index4{0};
     auto job4 = [&p4, &index4, &lead_spinner]() {
       while (true) {
@@ -175,8 +167,6 @@ int main() {
       p.set_progress(100);
       p.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::WHITE);
       p.set_postfix_text("Reverting system restore");
-      p.hide_elapsed_time();
-      p.hide_remaining_time();
       std::atomic<size_t> progress{100};
       auto job = [&p, &progress]() {
         while (true) {
@@ -204,8 +194,6 @@ int main() {
     p.set_postfix_text("Checking credentials");
     p.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::YELLOW);
     p.set_spinner_states({"⠈", "⠐", "⠠", "⢀", "⡀", "⠄", "⠂", "⠁"});
-    p.hide_elapsed_time();
-    p.hide_remaining_time();
     auto job = [&p]() {
       while (true) {
         if (p.is_completed()) {
@@ -236,8 +224,6 @@ int main() {
     p.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::WHITE);
     p.set_spinner_states({"▖", "▘", "▝", "▗"});
     p.hide_percentage();
-    p.hide_elapsed_time();
-    p.hide_remaining_time();
     auto job = [&p]() {
       while (true) {
         auto current = p.current();
@@ -283,8 +269,6 @@ int main() {
           p2.end_bar_with("🌑");
           p2.set_postfix_text("Achieved low-Earth orbit");
           p2.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::WHITE);
-          p2.hide_elapsed_time();
-          p2.hide_remaining_time();
           std::vector<std::string> ship_trail{"⠁", "⠂", "⠄", "⡀", "⢀", "⠠", "⠐", "⠈"};
           std::atomic<int> ship_trail_index{0};
           auto job2 = [&p2, &ship_trail_index, &ship_trail]() {
diff --git a/include/indicators/block_progress_bar.hpp b/include/indicators/block_progress_bar.hpp
index abd977c..44f01b1 100644
--- a/include/indicators/block_progress_bar.hpp
+++ b/include/indicators/block_progress_bar.hpp
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ private:
   std::atomic<size_t> _max_postfix_text_length{0};
   std::atomic<bool> _completed{false};
   std::atomic<bool> _show_percentage{true};
-  std::atomic<bool> _show_elapsed_time{true};
-  std::atomic<bool> _show_remaining_time{true};
+  std::atomic<bool> _show_elapsed_time{false};
+  std::atomic<bool> _show_remaining_time{false};
   std::atomic<bool> _saved_start_time{false};
   std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock> _start_time_point;
   std::mutex _mutex;
diff --git a/include/indicators/progress_bar.hpp b/include/indicators/progress_bar.hpp
index 4ecb1a2..15ee67a 100644
--- a/include/indicators/progress_bar.hpp
+++ b/include/indicators/progress_bar.hpp
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ private:
   std::atomic<size_t> _max_postfix_text_length{0};
   std::atomic<bool> _completed{false};
   std::atomic<bool> _show_percentage{true};
-  std::atomic<bool> _show_elapsed_time{true};
-  std::atomic<bool> _show_remaining_time{true};
+  std::atomic<bool> _show_elapsed_time{false};
+  std::atomic<bool> _show_remaining_time{false};
   std::atomic<bool> _saved_start_time{false};
   std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock> _start_time_point;
   std::mutex _mutex;
diff --git a/include/indicators/progress_spinner.hpp b/include/indicators/progress_spinner.hpp
index 24929b3..1481d9b 100644
--- a/include/indicators/progress_spinner.hpp
+++ b/include/indicators/progress_spinner.hpp
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ private:
   std::atomic<size_t> _max_postfix_text_length{0};
   std::atomic<bool> _completed{false};
   std::atomic<bool> _show_percentage{true};
-  std::atomic<bool> _show_elapsed_time{true};
-  std::atomic<bool> _show_remaining_time{true};
+  std::atomic<bool> _show_elapsed_time{false};
+  std::atomic<bool> _show_remaining_time{false};
   std::atomic<bool> _saved_start_time{false};
   std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock> _start_time_point;
   std::atomic<bool> _show_spinner{true};
diff --git a/samples/block_progress_bar.cpp b/samples/block_progress_bar.cpp
index 8545dcb..d0cbcfd 100644
--- a/samples/block_progress_bar.cpp
+++ b/samples/block_progress_bar.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ int main() {
   bar.start_bar_with("[");
   bar.end_bar_with("]");
   bar.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::WHITE);
-  bar.hide_elapsed_time();
-  bar.hide_remaining_time();
 
   // Update bar state
   auto progress = 0.0f;
diff --git a/samples/multi_threaded_bar.cpp b/samples/multi_threaded_bar.cpp
index a25c132..457c479 100644
--- a/samples/multi_threaded_bar.cpp
+++ b/samples/multi_threaded_bar.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ int main() {
   bar.fill_bar_remainder_with("-");
   bar.end_bar_with("]");
   bar.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::YELLOW);
-  bar.hide_elapsed_time();
-  bar.hide_remaining_time();
 
   // As configured, the bar will look like this:
   //
diff --git a/samples/progress_bar_set_progress.cpp b/samples/progress_bar_set_progress.cpp
index 5a08021..ca9bb26 100644
--- a/samples/progress_bar_set_progress.cpp
+++ b/samples/progress_bar_set_progress.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ int main() {
   bar.end_bar_with("]");
   bar.set_postfix_text("Getting started");
   bar.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::GREEN);
-  bar.hide_elapsed_time();
-  bar.hide_remaining_time();
 
   // Update bar state
 
diff --git a/samples/progress_bar_tick.cpp b/samples/progress_bar_tick.cpp
index 8e741bb..5d8e594 100644
--- a/samples/progress_bar_tick.cpp
+++ b/samples/progress_bar_tick.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ int main() {
   bar.end_bar_with("]");
   bar.set_postfix_text("Getting started");
   bar.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::GREEN);
-  bar.hide_elapsed_time();
-  bar.hide_remaining_time();
 
   // Update bar state
   while (true) {
diff --git a/samples/progress_spinner.cpp b/samples/progress_spinner.cpp
index bea4074..37de709 100644
--- a/samples/progress_spinner.cpp
+++ b/samples/progress_spinner.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ int main() {
   spinner.set_postfix_text("Checking credentials");
   spinner.set_foreground_color(indicators::Color::YELLOW);
   spinner.set_spinner_states({"⠈", "⠐", "⠠", "⢀", "⡀", "⠄", "⠂", "⠁"});
-  spinner.hide_elapsed_time();
-  spinner.hide_remaining_time();
 
   // Update spinner state
   auto job = [&spinner]() {