diff --git a/pkg/pdutil/clock.go b/pkg/pdutil/clock.go
index d9610fd3745..c114b47e97c 100644
--- a/pkg/pdutil/clock.go
+++ b/pkg/pdutil/clock.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const pdTimeUpdateInterval = 200 * time.Millisecond
 
 // Clock is a time source of PD cluster.
 type Clock interface {
-	// CurrentTime returns current time from PD.
+	// CurrentTime returns approximate current time from pd.
 	CurrentTime() (time.Time, error)
 	Run(ctx context.Context)
 	Stop()
@@ -41,32 +41,40 @@ type clock struct {
 	pdClient pd.Client
 	mu       struct {
 		sync.RWMutex
-		timeCache time.Time
-		err       error
+		// The time encoded in PD ts.
+		tsEventTime time.Time
+		// The time we receives PD ts.
+		tsProcessingTime time.Time
+		err              error
 	}
-	cancel context.CancelFunc
-	stopCh chan struct{}
+	updateInterval time.Duration
+	cancel         context.CancelFunc
+	stopCh         chan struct{}
 }
 
 // NewClock return a new clock
 func NewClock(ctx context.Context, pdClient pd.Client) (*clock, error) {
 	ret := &clock{
-		pdClient: pdClient,
-		stopCh:   make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		pdClient:       pdClient,
+		stopCh:         make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		updateInterval: pdTimeUpdateInterval,
 	}
 	physical, _, err := pdClient.GetTS(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
-	ret.mu.timeCache = oracle.GetTimeFromTS(oracle.ComposeTS(physical, 0))
+	ret.mu.tsEventTime = oracle.GetTimeFromTS(oracle.ComposeTS(physical, 0))
+	ret.mu.tsProcessingTime = time.Now()
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-// Run will get time from pd periodically to cache in timeCache
+// Run gets time from pd periodically.
 func (c *clock) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	c.mu.Lock()
 	c.cancel = cancel
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(pdTimeUpdateInterval)
+	c.mu.Unlock()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(c.updateInterval)
 	defer func() { c.stopCh <- struct{}{} }()
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -81,7 +89,8 @@ func (c *clock) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 					return err
 				}
 				c.mu.Lock()
-				c.mu.timeCache = oracle.GetTimeFromTS(oracle.ComposeTS(physical, 0))
+				c.mu.tsEventTime = oracle.GetTimeFromTS(oracle.ComposeTS(physical, 0))
+				c.mu.tsProcessingTime = time.Now()
 				c.mu.err = nil
 				c.mu.Unlock()
 				return nil
@@ -89,7 +98,9 @@ func (c *clock) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Warn("get time from pd failed, will use local time as pd time")
 				c.mu.Lock()
-				c.mu.timeCache = time.Now()
+				now := time.Now()
+				c.mu.tsEventTime = now
+				c.mu.tsProcessingTime = now
 				c.mu.err = err
 				c.mu.Unlock()
 			}
@@ -97,17 +108,19 @@ func (c *clock) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-// CurrentTime returns current time from timeCache
+// CurrentTime returns approximate current time from pd.
 func (c *clock) CurrentTime() (time.Time, error) {
 	c.mu.RLock()
-	err := c.mu.err
-	cacheTime := c.mu.timeCache
-	c.mu.RUnlock()
-	return cacheTime, errors.Trace(err)
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+	tsEventTime := c.mu.tsEventTime
+	current := tsEventTime.Add(time.Since(c.mu.tsProcessingTime))
+	return current, errors.Trace(c.mu.err)
 }
 
 // Stop clock.
 func (c *clock) Stop() {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 	c.cancel()
 	<-c.stopCh
 }
diff --git a/pkg/pdutil/clock_test.go b/pkg/pdutil/clock_test.go
index 01be7eb2fb6..e96f0477e1b 100644
--- a/pkg/pdutil/clock_test.go
+++ b/pkg/pdutil/clock_test.go
@@ -53,3 +53,25 @@ func TestTimeFromPD(t *testing.T) {
 	// should return new time
 	require.NotEqual(t, t1, t2)
 }
+
+func TestEventTimeAndProcessingTime(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	mockPDClient := &MockPDClient{}
+	clock, err := NewClock(ctx, mockPDClient)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Disable update in test by setting a very long update interval.
+	clock.updateInterval = time.Hour
+	go clock.Run(ctx)
+	defer clock.Stop()
+
+	sleep := time.Second
+	time.Sleep(sleep)
+	t1, err := clock.CurrentTime()
+	now := time.Now()
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Less(t, now.Sub(t1), sleep/2)
+}