> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sweetr.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# PR Size vs Cycle Time

> Scatter of cycle time and lines changed per merged PR.

Scatter of **merged PRs** in the selected period, plotting **cycle time** (x, log scale) against **lines changed** (y, log scale). Each dot is one PR, colored by size bucket. Limited to 2,000 most recently merged PRs for performance. Click any dot to open the PR on GitHub.

### Why it matters

PR size is the single biggest predictor of cycle time. This chart makes that relationship concrete for your team and surfaces outliers that don't follow it.

### What to look for

* **Top-right cluster** (big + slow) — confirms the "ship smaller PRs" argument with data.
* **Far-right outliers** (any size, multi-day cycle) — PRs that got stuck. Check whether in review, waiting on CI, or idle.
* **Bottom-right** (small PR, long cycle) — process friction unrelated to size: bad CI, review drought, or forgotten PRs.
* **Top-left** (big PR, fast cycle) — either a rubber-stamped review or well-prepared structural change.

## See Also

<Card title="PR Size Distribution" href="/metrics-and-insights/pr-flow/size-distribution" icon="layout-grid" />
