diff --git a/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp b/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
index 56c4773b2b..75cd141247 100644
--- a/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
+++ b/src/RIGID/fix_rigid_small.cpp
@@ -410,9 +410,9 @@ FixRigidSmall::FixRigidSmall(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
 
   if (comm->me == 0) {
     if (screen)
-      fprintf(screen,"  create bodies CPU = %g secs\n",time2-time1);
+      fprintf(screen,"  create bodies CPU = %g seconds\n",time2-time1);
     if (logfile)
-      fprintf(logfile,"  create bodies CPU = %g secs\n",time2-time1);
+      fprintf(logfile,"  create bodies CPU = %g seconds\n",time2-time1);
   }
 
   // set nlocal_body and allocate bodies I own
diff --git a/src/RIGID/fix_shake.cpp b/src/RIGID/fix_shake.cpp
index 32d49fd7b7..215a5947e1 100644
--- a/src/RIGID/fix_shake.cpp
+++ b/src/RIGID/fix_shake.cpp
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ FixShake::FixShake(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
 
   if (comm->me == 0) {
     if (screen)
-      fprintf(screen,"  find clusters CPU = %g secs\n",time2-time1);
+      fprintf(screen,"  find clusters CPU = %g seconds\n",time2-time1);
     if (logfile)
-      fprintf(logfile,"  find clusters CPU = %g secs\n",time2-time1);
+      fprintf(logfile,"  find clusters CPU = %g seconds\n",time2-time1);
   }
 
   // initialize list of SHAKE clusters to constrain
diff --git a/src/read_data.cpp b/src/read_data.cpp
index 5ce873f43b..244ce12625 100644
--- a/src/read_data.cpp
+++ b/src/read_data.cpp
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ void ReadData::command(int narg, char **arg)
   MPI_Barrier(world);
 
   if (comm->me == 0)
-    utils::logmesg(lmp,fmt::format("  read_data CPU = {:.3f} secs\n",
+    utils::logmesg(lmp,fmt::format("  read_data CPU = {:.3f} seconds\n",
                                    MPI_Wtime()-time1));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/read_restart.cpp b/src/read_restart.cpp
index bcd20c9b51..c4631619e1 100644
--- a/src/read_restart.cpp
+++ b/src/read_restart.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ void ReadRestart::command(int narg, char **arg)
   MPI_Barrier(world);
 
   if (comm->me == 0)
-    utils::logmesg(lmp,fmt::format("  read_restart CPU = {:.3f} secs\n",
+    utils::logmesg(lmp,fmt::format("  read_restart CPU = {:.3f} seconds\n",
                                    MPI_Wtime()-time1));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/replicate.cpp b/src/replicate.cpp
index c32cb1060e..d265a9e3e5 100644
--- a/src/replicate.cpp
+++ b/src/replicate.cpp
@@ -779,6 +779,6 @@ void Replicate::command(int narg, char **arg)
   MPI_Barrier(world);
 
   if (me == 0)
-    utils::logmesg(lmp,fmt::format("  replicate CPU = {:.3f} secs\n",
+    utils::logmesg(lmp,fmt::format("  replicate CPU = {:.3f} seconds\n",
                                    MPI_Wtime()-time1));
 }
diff --git a/src/special.cpp b/src/special.cpp
index 9368ab060e..af770ea29e 100644
--- a/src/special.cpp
+++ b/src/special.cpp
@@ -1314,6 +1314,6 @@ void Special::fix_alteration()
 void Special::timer_output(double time1)
 {
   if (comm->me == 0)
-    utils::logmesg(lmp,fmt::format("  special bonds CPU = {:.3f} secs\n",
+    utils::logmesg(lmp,fmt::format("  special bonds CPU = {:.3f} seconds\n",
                                    MPI_Wtime()-time1));
 }