std::unitbuf, std::nounitbuf

#include <iostream>
#include <chrono>
template<typename Diff>
void log_progress(Diff d)
{
    std::cout << "..("
              << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(d).count()
              << " ms)..";
}
int main()
{
    volatile int sink=0;
    std::cout << std::unitbuf; // enable automatic flushing

    auto t1 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
    for(int j=0; j<5; ++j)
    {
        for(int n=0; n<10000; ++n)
            for(int m=0; m<20000; ++m)
                sink += m*n; // do some work
        auto now = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
        log_progress(now - t1);
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
}