diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/SearchStatus.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/SearchStatus.svelte
index ff5f0ef..7b948c1 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/SearchStatus.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/SearchStatus.svelte
@@ -1,34 +1,75 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-export interface SearchMeta {
-  totalCount: number;
-  durationMs: number;
-  timestamp: Date;
-}
+    import { onMount } from "svelte";
+    import SimpleTooltip from "$lib/components/SimpleTooltip.svelte";
+    import { relativeTime } from "$lib/time";
 
-let { meta }: { meta: SearchMeta | null } = $props();
+    export interface SearchMeta {
+        totalCount: number;
+        durationMs: number;
+        timestamp: Date;
+    }
 
-let formattedTime = $derived(
-  meta
-    ? meta.timestamp.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, {
-        hour: "2-digit",
-        minute: "2-digit",
-        second: "2-digit",
-      })
-    : ""
-);
+    let { meta }: { meta: SearchMeta | null } = $props();
 
-let countLabel = $derived(meta ? meta.totalCount.toLocaleString() : "");
-let resultNoun = $derived(meta ? (meta.totalCount !== 1 ? "results" : "result") : "");
-let durationLabel = $derived(meta ? `${Math.round(meta.durationMs)}ms` : "");
+    let now = $state(new Date());
+
+    let formattedTime = $derived(
+        meta
+            ? meta.timestamp.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, {
+                  hour: "2-digit",
+                  minute: "2-digit",
+                  second: "2-digit",
+              })
+            : "",
+    );
+
+    let relativeTimeResult = $derived(
+        meta ? relativeTime(meta.timestamp, now) : null,
+    );
+    let relativeTimeText = $derived(relativeTimeResult?.text ?? "");
+
+    let countLabel = $derived(meta ? meta.totalCount.toLocaleString() : "");
+    let resultNoun = $derived(
+        meta ? (meta.totalCount !== 1 ? "results" : "result") : "",
+    );
+    let durationLabel = $derived(
+        meta ? `${Math.round(meta.durationMs)}ms` : "",
+    );
+
+    let tooltipText = $derived(
+        meta ? `${relativeTimeText} · ${formattedTime}` : "",
+    );
+
+    onMount(() => {
+        let nowTimeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+        function scheduleNowTick() {
+            const delay = relativeTimeResult?.nextUpdateMs ?? 1000;
+            nowTimeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+                now = new Date();
+                scheduleNowTick();
+            }, delay);
+        }
+        scheduleNowTick();
+
+        return () => {
+            if (nowTimeoutId) clearTimeout(nowTimeoutId);
+        };
+    });
 </script>
 
-{#if meta}
-  <p
-    class="pl-1 text-xs"
-    title="Last searched at {formattedTime}"
-  >
-    <span class="text-muted-foreground/70">{countLabel}</span>
-    <span class="text-muted-foreground/35">{resultNoun} in</span>
-    <span class="text-muted-foreground/70">{durationLabel}</span>
-  </p>
-{/if}
+<SimpleTooltip
+    text={tooltipText}
+    contentClass="whitespace-nowrap text-[12px] px-2 py-1"
+    triggerClass="self-start"
+    sideOffset={0}
+>
+    <span
+        class="pl-1 text-xs transition-opacity duration-200"
+        style:opacity={meta ? 1 : 0}
+    >
+        <span class="text-muted-foreground/70">{countLabel}</span>
+        <span class="text-muted-foreground/35">{resultNoun} in</span>
+        <span class="text-muted-foreground/70">{durationLabel}</span>
+    </span>
+</SimpleTooltip>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/SimpleTooltip.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/SimpleTooltip.svelte
index 7b62631..b1abd10 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/SimpleTooltip.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/SimpleTooltip.svelte
@@ -1,30 +1,41 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { Tooltip } from "bits-ui";
 import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+import { cn } from "$lib/utils";
 
 let {
   text,
   delay = 150,
   side = "top",
   passthrough = false,
+  triggerClass = "",
+  contentClass = "",
+  sideOffset = 6,
   children,
 }: {
   text: string;
   delay?: number;
   side?: "top" | "bottom" | "left" | "right";
   passthrough?: boolean;
+  triggerClass?: string;
+  contentClass?: string;
+  sideOffset?: number;
   children: Snippet;
 } = $props();
 </script>
 
 <Tooltip.Root delayDuration={delay} disableHoverableContent={passthrough}>
   <Tooltip.Trigger>
-    {@render children()}
+    {#snippet child({ props })}
+      <span class={triggerClass} {...props}>
+        {@render children()}
+      </span>
+    {/snippet}
   </Tooltip.Trigger>
   <Tooltip.Content
     {side}
-    sideOffset={6}
-    class="z-50 bg-card text-card-foreground text-xs border border-border rounded-md px-2.5 py-1.5 shadow-md whitespace-pre-line max-w-max"
+    {sideOffset}
+    class={cn("z-50 bg-card text-card-foreground text-xs border border-border rounded-md px-2.5 py-1.5 shadow-sm whitespace-pre-line max-w-max text-left", contentClass)}
   >
     {text}
   </Tooltip.Content>