diff --git a/xtask/src/argument_parsing.rs b/xtask/src/argument_parsing.rs
index 34e0064d52..70280171ef 100644
--- a/xtask/src/argument_parsing.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/argument_parsing.rs
@@ -46,11 +46,45 @@ impl Package {
     /// Without package specified the features for RTIC are required
     /// With only a single package which is not RTIC, no special
     /// features are needed
-    pub fn extract_features(&self, target: Target, backend: Backends) -> Option<String> {
+    pub fn features(
+        &self,
+        target: Target,
+        backend: Backends,
+        partial: bool,
+    ) -> Vec<Option<String>> {
         match self {
-            Package::Rtic => Some(target.and_features(backend.to_rtic_feature())),
-            Package::RticMacros => Some(backend.to_rtic_macros_feature().to_owned()),
-            _ => None,
+            Package::Rtic => vec![Some(target.and_features(backend.to_rtic_feature()))],
+            Package::RticMacros => {
+                vec![Some(backend.to_rtic_macros_feature().to_string())]
+            }
+            Package::RticMonotonics => {
+                let features = if partial {
+                    &["cortex-m-systick", "rp2040", "nrf52840"][..]
+                } else {
+                    &[
+                        "cortex-m-systick",
+                        "cortex-m-systick,systick-100hz",
+                        "cortex-m-systick,systick-10khz",
+                        "rp2040",
+                        "nrf52810",
+                        "nrf52811",
+                        "nrf52832",
+                        "nrf52833",
+                        "nrf52840",
+                        "nrf5340-app",
+                        "nrf5340-net",
+                        "nrf9160",
+                    ][..]
+                };
+
+                features
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(ToString::to_string)
+                    .map(Some)
+                    .chain(std::iter::once(None))
+                    .collect()
+            }
+            _ => vec![None],
         }
     }
 }
@@ -189,6 +223,11 @@ pub struct Globals {
     /// clutter, but can make debugging long-running processes a lot easier.
     #[arg(short, long, global = true)]
     pub stderr_inherited: bool,
+
+    /// Don't build/check/test all feature combinations that are available, only
+    /// a necessary subset.
+    #[arg(long, global = true)]
+    pub partial: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
diff --git a/xtask/src/cargo_commands.rs b/xtask/src/cargo_commands.rs
index ec5fcfaa53..9cbdaefd75 100644
--- a/xtask/src/cargo_commands.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/cargo_commands.rs
@@ -86,29 +86,42 @@ pub fn cargo<'c>(
     package: &'c PackageOpt,
     backend: Backends,
 ) -> Vec<FinalRunResult<'c>> {
-    let runner = package.packages().map(move |package| {
-        let target = backend.to_target();
-        let features = package.extract_features(target, backend);
+    let runner = package
+        .packages()
+        .flat_map(|package| {
+            let target = backend.to_target();
+            let features = package.features(target, backend, globals.partial);
 
-        let command = match operation {
-            BuildOrCheck::Check => CargoCommand::Check {
-                cargoarg,
-                package: Some(package),
-                target,
-                features,
-                mode: BuildMode::Release,
-            },
-            BuildOrCheck::Build => CargoCommand::Build {
-                cargoarg,
-                package: Some(package),
-                target,
-                features,
-                mode: BuildMode::Release,
-            },
-        };
+            #[cfg(feature = "rayon")]
+            {
+                features.into_par_iter().map(move |f| (package, target, f))
+            }
 
-        (globals, command, false)
-    });
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "rayon"))]
+            {
+                features.into_iter().map(move |f| (package, target, f))
+            }
+        })
+        .map(move |(package, target, features)| {
+            let command = match operation {
+                BuildOrCheck::Check => CargoCommand::Check {
+                    cargoarg,
+                    package: Some(package),
+                    target,
+                    features,
+                    mode: BuildMode::Release,
+                },
+                BuildOrCheck::Build => CargoCommand::Build {
+                    cargoarg,
+                    package: Some(package),
+                    target,
+                    features,
+                    mode: BuildMode::Release,
+                },
+            };
+
+            (globals, command, false)
+        });
 
     runner.run_and_coalesce()
 }
@@ -154,21 +167,34 @@ pub fn cargo_clippy<'c>(
     package: &'c PackageOpt,
     backend: Backends,
 ) -> Vec<FinalRunResult<'c>> {
-    let runner = package.packages().map(|p| {
-        let target = backend.to_target();
-        let features = p.extract_features(target, backend);
+    let runner = package
+        .packages()
+        .flat_map(|package| {
+            let target = backend.to_target();
+            let features = package.features(target, backend, globals.partial);
 
-        (
-            globals,
-            CargoCommand::Clippy {
-                cargoarg,
-                package: Some(p),
-                target,
-                features,
-            },
-            false,
-        )
-    });
+            #[cfg(feature = "rayon")]
+            {
+                features.into_par_iter().map(move |f| (package, target, f))
+            }
+
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "rayon"))]
+            {
+                features.into_iter().map(move |f| (package, target, f))
+            }
+        })
+        .map(move |(package, target, features)| {
+            (
+                globals,
+                CargoCommand::Clippy {
+                    cargoarg,
+                    package: Some(package),
+                    target,
+                    features,
+                },
+                false,
+            )
+        });
 
     runner.run_and_coalesce()
 }