diff --git a/craft_application/services/lifecycle.py b/craft_application/services/lifecycle.py
index fd8f82ac..e2797fbb 100644
--- a/craft_application/services/lifecycle.py
+++ b/craft_application/services/lifecycle.py
@@ -36,41 +36,41 @@
     {
         Step.PULL: types.MappingProxyType(
             {
-                ActionType.RUN: "pull",
-                ActionType.RERUN: "repull",
-                ActionType.SKIP: "skip pull",
-                ActionType.UPDATE: "update sources for",
+                ActionType.RUN: "Pulling",
+                ActionType.RERUN: "Repulling",
+                ActionType.SKIP: "Skipping pull for",
+                ActionType.UPDATE: "Updating sources for",
             }
         ),
         Step.OVERLAY: types.MappingProxyType(
             {
-                ActionType.RUN: "overlay",
-                ActionType.RERUN: "re-overlay",
-                ActionType.SKIP: "skip overlay",
-                ActionType.UPDATE: "update overlay for",
-                ActionType.REAPPLY: "reapply",
+                ActionType.RUN: "Overlaying",
+                ActionType.RERUN: "Re-overlaying",
+                ActionType.SKIP: "Skipping overlay for",
+                ActionType.UPDATE: "Updating overlay for",
+                ActionType.REAPPLY: "Reapplying",
             }
         ),
         Step.BUILD: types.MappingProxyType(
             {
-                ActionType.RUN: "build",
-                ActionType.RERUN: "rebuild",
-                ActionType.SKIP: "skip build",
-                ActionType.UPDATE: "update build for",
+                ActionType.RUN: "Building",
+                ActionType.RERUN: "Rebuilding",
+                ActionType.SKIP: "Skipping build for",
+                ActionType.UPDATE: "Updating build for",
             }
         ),
         Step.STAGE: types.MappingProxyType(
             {
-                ActionType.RUN: "stage",
-                ActionType.RERUN: "restage",
-                ActionType.SKIP: "skip stage",
+                ActionType.RUN: "Staging",
+                ActionType.RERUN: "Restaging",
+                ActionType.SKIP: "Skipping stage for",
             }
         ),
         Step.PRIME: types.MappingProxyType(
             {
-                ActionType.RUN: "prime",
-                ActionType.RERUN: "re-prime",
-                ActionType.SKIP: "skip prime",
+                ActionType.RUN: "Priming",
+                ActionType.RERUN: "Re-priming",
+                ActionType.SKIP: "Skipping prime for",
             }
         ),
     }
@@ -156,12 +156,8 @@ def run(self, step_name: str, part_names: list[str] | None = None) -> None:
             with self._lcm.action_executor() as aex:
                 for action in actions:
                     message = _get_parts_action_message(action)
-                    emit.progress(f"Executing parts lifecycle: {message}")
-                    with emit.open_stream("Executing action") as stream:
+                    with emit.open_stream(f"{message}") as stream:
                         aex.execute(action, stdout=stream, stderr=stream)
-                    emit.progress(f"Executed: {message}", permanent=True)
-
-                emit.progress("Executed parts lifecycle", permanent=True)
         except RuntimeError as err:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Parts processing internal error: {err}") from err
         except OSError as err:
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/test_lifecycle.py b/tests/unit/services/test_lifecycle.py
index 6de643d5..a2fb27ac 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/test_lifecycle.py
+++ b/tests/unit/services/test_lifecycle.py
@@ -51,23 +51,108 @@ def fake_parts_lifecycle(app_metadata, fake_project, tmp_path):
 
 # endregion
 # region Helper function tests
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("step", Step)
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("reason", [None, "Because I said so!"])
-def test_get_parts_action_message_run(step: Step, reason: str | None):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("step", "message"),
+    [
+        (Step.PULL, "Pulling my-part"),
+        (Step.BUILD, "Building my-part"),
+        (Step.OVERLAY, "Overlaying my-part"),
+        (Step.STAGE, "Staging my-part"),
+        (Step.PRIME, "Priming my-part"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_get_parts_action_message_run(step: Step, message: str):
     action = Action(
         "my-part",
         step,
         action_type=ActionType.RUN,
-        reason=reason,
     )
 
     actual = lifecycle._get_parts_action_message(action)
 
-    pytest_check.is_true(actual.startswith(f"{step.name.lower()} my-part"))
-    if reason:
-        pytest_check.is_true(actual.endswith(f"({reason})"))
-    else:
-        pytest_check.is_false(actual.endswith(")"))
+    assert actual == message, "Unexpected %r" % actual
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("step", "message"),
+    [
+        (Step.PULL, "Repulling my-part"),
+        (Step.BUILD, "Rebuilding my-part"),
+        (Step.OVERLAY, "Re-overlaying my-part"),
+        (Step.STAGE, "Restaging my-part"),
+        (Step.PRIME, "Re-priming my-part"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_get_parts_re_action_message_run(step: Step, message: str):
+    action = Action(
+        "my-part",
+        step,
+        action_type=ActionType.RERUN,
+    )
+
+    actual = lifecycle._get_parts_action_message(action)
+
+    assert actual == message, "Unexpected %r" % actual
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("step", "message"),
+    [
+        (Step.PULL, "Skipping pull for my-part"),
+        (Step.BUILD, "Skipping build for my-part"),
+        (Step.OVERLAY, "Skipping overlay for my-part"),
+        (Step.STAGE, "Skipping stage for my-part"),
+        (Step.PRIME, "Skipping prime for my-part"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_get_parts_skip_action_message_run(step: Step, message: str):
+    action = Action(
+        "my-part",
+        step,
+        action_type=ActionType.SKIP,
+    )
+
+    actual = lifecycle._get_parts_action_message(action)
+
+    assert actual == message, "Unexpected %r" % actual
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("step", "message"),
+    [
+        (Step.PULL, "Updating sources for my-part"),
+        (Step.BUILD, "Updating build for my-part"),
+        (Step.OVERLAY, "Updating overlay for my-part"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_get_parts_update_action_message_run(step: Step, message: str):
+    action = Action(
+        "my-part",
+        step,
+        action_type=ActionType.UPDATE,
+    )
+
+    actual = lifecycle._get_parts_action_message(action)
+
+    assert actual == message, "Unexpected %r" % actual
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("step", "message"),
+    [
+        (Step.PULL, "Pulling my-part (dirty)"),
+        (Step.BUILD, "Building my-part (dirty)"),
+        (Step.OVERLAY, "Overlaying my-part (dirty)"),
+        (Step.STAGE, "Staging my-part (dirty)"),
+        (Step.PRIME, "Priming my-part (dirty)"),
+    ],
+)
+def get_parts_action_message_with_reason(step: Step, message: str):
+    action = Action("my-part", step, action_type=ActionType.RUN, reason="dirty")
+
+    actual = lifecycle._get_parts_action_message(action)
+
+    assert actual == message, "Unexpected %r" % actual
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("enable_overlay")