# Estimated Completion Time After Preview **URL:** \ **Category:** Suggestion and Feature Requests\ **Tags:** yarbo-app, mapping, work-plan, preview, estimated-time\ **Created:** [November 12, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/estimated-completion-time-after-preview/4314 "2025-11-12T02:45:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ben.karrow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/ben.karrow/32/3989_2.png) [@ben.karrow](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/ben.karrow)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/estimated-completion-time-after-preview/4314/1 "2025-11-12T02:45:01Z")
May I suggest when we run a preview that it generates a completion time so we can see how different setting affect run time. ---
**Author:** ![ben.karrow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/ben.karrow/32/3989_2.png) [@ben.karrow](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/ben.karrow)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/estimated-completion-time-after-preview/4314/2 "2025-11-12T02:47:18Z")
Matty P. beat us to it! @matthew.pocino @bryan.wheeler ---
**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/estimated-completion-time-after-preview/4314/3 "2025-11-12T02:48:27Z")
Oh cool. Marked as accepted. > [@Show estimated time in the map preview](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/show-estimated-time-in-the-map-preview/1280): > > As far as I can tell, the only way to see an estimated mow time is to actually Start the mow. It would be nice if the estimated time showed up in the Preview so that you could see how different settings would affect the run time without having to actually start it. I’ve been changing settings with every mow to see if I can optimize it and reduce the run time. ---
**Author:** ![ben.karrow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/ben.karrow/32/3989_2.png) [@ben.karrow](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/ben.karrow)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/estimated-completion-time-after-preview/4314/4 "2026-01-28T02:14:15Z")
Also why does the Yarbo need to be inside the work area to preview a plan? Mine is in the garage and I wanted to preview a work plan and it said move it into a work area. Just curious. I don’t want to start it - just want to preview it ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/2/23f261d2cbbf22b3dd2fe9635bddfb118c39e89e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JNS](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/jns/32/3015_2.png) [@JNS](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/JNS)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/estimated-completion-time-after-preview/4314/5 "2026-01-28T02:21:17Z")
Not sure why you’re getting that. I preview all my plans from inside my garage. I only get that error if I try to start a plan. Edit: from the pic it looks like you hit start, not preview. ---
**Author:** ![ben.karrow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/ben.karrow/32/3989_2.png) [@ben.karrow](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/ben.karrow)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/estimated-completion-time-after-preview/4314/6 "2026-01-28T02:30:19Z")
I can see a preview of an area from the map edit but not from the work plan area. ---
**Author:** ![JNS](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/jns/32/3015_2.png) [@JNS](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/JNS)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/estimated-completion-time-after-preview/4314/7 "2026-01-28T02:34:10Z")
You’re right. I get the same thing now. I would swear I used to be able to preview without being in the work area. I guess I was always in edit when I previewed. ---
**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/estimated-completion-time-after-preview/4314/8 "2026-01-28T03:04:48Z")
Seems like a bug, but I can understand the intent since it’s going to path plan from its current position in that view vs in edit mode.