diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index d3485eb90b..721d5e54d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
   cygwin:
     name: "cygwin, ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && 'CM' || 'AM' }} ${{ matrix.platform }} ${{ matrix.name }}"
     runs-on: windows-2022
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: D:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe '{0}'
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
   msys2:  # both msys and mingw-w64
     name: "${{ matrix.sys == 'msys' && 'msys2' || 'mingw' }}, ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && 'CM' || 'AM' }} ${{ matrix.env }} ${{ matrix.name }} ${{ matrix.test }}"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.image || 'windows-2022' }}
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ contains(matrix.tflags, '-t') && 14 || 10 }}
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: msys2 {0}
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ jobs:
   mingw-w64-standalone-downloads:
     name: 'dl-mingw, CM ${{ matrix.ver }}-${{ matrix.env }} ${{ matrix.name }}'
     runs-on: windows-2022
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: msys2 {0}
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ jobs:
   linux-cross-mingw-w64:
     name: "linux-mingw, ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && 'CM' || 'AM' }} ${{ matrix.compiler }}"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     env:
       MAKEFLAGS: -j 5
       TRIPLET: 'x86_64-w64-mingw32'
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ jobs:
   msvc:
     name: 'msvc, CM ${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ matrix.plat }} ${{ matrix.name }}'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.image || 'windows-2022' }}
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ matrix.arch == 'arm64' && 12 || 10 }}
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: msys2 {0}