diff --git a/Clocker/Events and Reminders/CalendarHandler.swift b/Clocker/Events and Reminders/CalendarHandler.swift
index 037f07a..f9f7f3b 100644
--- a/Clocker/Events and Reminders/CalendarHandler.swift	
+++ b/Clocker/Events and Reminders/CalendarHandler.swift	
@@ -496,8 +496,9 @@ struct EventInfo {
             let timeSince = Date().timeAgo(since: event.startDate)
             let withoutAn = timeSince.replacingOccurrences(of: "an", with: CLEmptyString)
             let withoutAgo = withoutAn.replacingOccurrences(of: "ago", with: CLEmptyString)
-
-            return "in \(withoutAgo.lowercased())"
+            // If the user has not turned on seconds granularity for one of the timezones,
+            // we return "in 12 seconds" which looks weird.
+            return withoutAgo.contains("seconds") ? "starts soon" : "in \(withoutAgo.lowercased())"
         } else if event.startDate.isTomorrow {
             let hoursUntil = event.startDate.hoursUntil
             return "in \(hoursUntil)h"
diff --git a/Clocker/Preferences/Menu Bar/StatusItemHandler.swift b/Clocker/Preferences/Menu Bar/StatusItemHandler.swift
index 7506508..3ebed0f 100644
--- a/Clocker/Preferences/Menu Bar/StatusItemHandler.swift	
+++ b/Clocker/Preferences/Menu Bar/StatusItemHandler.swift	
@@ -251,10 +251,23 @@ class StatusItemHandler: NSObject {
         } else {
             let upcomingEventView = retrieveUpcomingEventStatusView()
             upcomingEventView?.removeFromSuperview()
+            constructCompactView() // So that Status Container View reclaims the space
         }
         // This will internally call `statusItemViewSetNeedsDisplay` on all subviews ensuring all text in the menubar is up-to-date.
         statusContainerView?.updateTime()
     }
+    
+    private func removeUpcomingStatusItemView() {
+        NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup({ context in
+            context.duration = 0.2
+            let upcomingEventView = retrieveUpcomingEventStatusView()
+            upcomingEventView?.removeFromSuperview()
+        }) { [weak self] in
+            if let sSelf = self {
+                sSelf.constructCompactView()
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     func refresh() {
         if currentState == .compactText {