@@ -387,11 +387,14 @@ import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 			return;
 		}
 
-		var deferred, promise, thisObj, prefsGroups, i;
+		var deferred, promise, thisObj, prefsGroups, i, initVersion;
 
 		deferred = new this.defer();
 		promise = deferred.promise();
 		thisObj = this;
+		this.initializationVersion = (this.initializationVersion || 0) + 1;
+		initVersion = this.initializationVersion;
+		this.startInitTiming(initVersion);
 
 		this.playerDeleted = false; // reset after deletePlayer()
 
@@ -410,12 +413,16 @@ import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 		this.initSignLanguage();
 
 		this.initPlayer().then(function() {
+			thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'initPlayer complete');
 
 			thisObj.getTracks().then(function() {
+				thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'getTracks complete');
 
 				thisObj.initDescription().then(function() {
+					thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'initDescription complete');
 
 					thisObj.setupTracks().then(function() {
+						thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'setupTracks complete');
 						if (thisObj.hasClosedDesc) {
 							if (!thisObj.$descDiv || (thisObj.$descDiv && !($.contains(thisObj.$ableDiv[0], thisObj.$descDiv[0])))) {
 								// descDiv either doesn't exist, or exists in an orphaned state
@@ -426,13 +433,16 @@ import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 						thisObj.initSpeech('init');
 
 						thisObj.setupTranscript().then(function() {
+							thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'setupTranscript complete');
 
 							thisObj.initStenoFrame().then(function() {
+								thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'initStenoFrame complete');
 
 								if (thisObj.stenoMode && thisObj.$stenoFrame) {
 									thisObj.stenoFrameContents = thisObj.$stenoFrame.contents();
 								}
 								thisObj.getMediaTimes().then(function(mediaTimes) {
+									thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'getMediaTimes complete');
 
 									thisObj.duration = mediaTimes['duration'];
 									thisObj.elapsed = mediaTimes['elapsed'];
@@ -467,9 +477,13 @@ import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 									}
 									thisObj.setupPopups();
 									thisObj.updateCaption();
+									thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'core UI ready');
 									thisObj.injectVTS();
+									thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'vts ready');
 									thisObj.populateChaptersDiv();
+									thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'chapters ready');
 									thisObj.showSearchResults();
+									thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'search results ready');
 
 									// Go ahead and load media, without user requesting it
 									// Ideally, we would wait until user clicks play, rather than unnecessarily consume their bandwidth
@@ -484,6 +498,7 @@ import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 									// this is the second. Best to pause a bit before executing, to be sure all prior steps are complete
 									setTimeout(function() {
 										thisObj.refreshControls();
+										thisObj.logInitTiming(initVersion, 'initialization complete');
 										deferred.resolve();
 									},100);
 								});
@@ -499,6 +514,34 @@ import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 		return promise;
 	};
 
+	AblePlayer.prototype.getInitTimingNow = function() {
+		if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.performance && typeof window.performance.now === 'function') {
+			return window.performance.now();
+		}
+		return Date.now();
+	};
+
+	AblePlayer.prototype.startInitTiming = function(version) {
+		if (!this.debug) {
+			return;
+		}
+		this.initTiming = this.initTiming || {};
+		this.initTiming[version] = {
+			start: this.getInitTimingNow()
+		};
+		console.log('[AblePlayer][init v' + version + '] start');
+	};
+
+	AblePlayer.prototype.logInitTiming = function(version, label) {
+		var elapsed, timing;
+		if (!this.debug || !this.initTiming || !this.initTiming[version]) {
+			return;
+		}
+		timing = this.initTiming[version];
+		elapsed = this.getInitTimingNow() - timing.start;
+		console.log('[AblePlayer][init v' + version + '] ' + label + ': ' + elapsed.toFixed(1) + 'ms');
+	};
+
 	AblePlayer.prototype.initPlayer = function () {
 
 		var thisObj = this;