diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/req/__init__.py b/src/pip/_internal/req/__init__.py
index 422d851d729..db3db5311fe 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/req/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/req/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import collections
 import logging
+import os
+import threading
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Generator, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple
 
@@ -32,6 +35,48 @@ def _validate_requirements(
         yield req.name, req
 
 
+def install_requirement(
+    req_name,
+    requirement,
+    global_options,
+    root,
+    home,
+    prefix,
+    warn_script_location,
+    use_user_site,
+    pycompile,
+):
+    if requirement.should_reinstall:
+        logger.info("Attempting uninstall: %s", req_name)
+        with indent_log():
+            uninstalled_pathset = requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True)
+    else:
+        uninstalled_pathset = None
+
+    try:
+        print(f"installing [{threading.get_ident()}]: {req_name}")
+        requirement.install(
+            global_options,
+            root=root,
+            home=home,
+            prefix=prefix,
+            warn_script_location=warn_script_location,
+            use_user_site=use_user_site,
+            pycompile=pycompile,
+        )
+        print(f"  done [{threading.get_ident()}]: {req_name}")
+    except Exception:
+        # if install did not succeed, rollback previous uninstall
+        if uninstalled_pathset and not requirement.install_succeeded:
+            uninstalled_pathset.rollback()
+        raise
+    else:
+        if uninstalled_pathset and requirement.install_succeeded:
+            uninstalled_pathset.commit()
+
+    return req_name
+
+
 def install_given_reqs(
     requirements: List[InstallRequirement],
     global_options: Sequence[str],
@@ -56,35 +101,44 @@ def install_given_reqs(
         )
 
     installed = []
+    import time
 
+    start = time.perf_counter()
+    exception = None
     with indent_log():
-        for req_name, requirement in to_install.items():
-            if requirement.should_reinstall:
-                logger.info("Attempting uninstall: %s", req_name)
-                with indent_log():
-                    uninstalled_pathset = requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True)
-            else:
-                uninstalled_pathset = None
-
-            try:
-                requirement.install(
+        workers = int(os.environ.get("PIP_THREADS", 1))
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(
+            max_workers=workers, thread_name_prefix="install_given_reqs"
+        ) as executor:
+            futures = {
+                executor.submit(
+                    install_requirement,
+                    req_name,
+                    requirement,
                     global_options,
-                    root=root,
-                    home=home,
-                    prefix=prefix,
-                    warn_script_location=warn_script_location,
-                    use_user_site=use_user_site,
-                    pycompile=pycompile,
-                )
-            except Exception:
-                # if install did not succeed, rollback previous uninstall
-                if uninstalled_pathset and not requirement.install_succeeded:
-                    uninstalled_pathset.rollback()
-                raise
-            else:
-                if uninstalled_pathset and requirement.install_succeeded:
-                    uninstalled_pathset.commit()
-
-            installed.append(InstallationResult(req_name))
+                    root,
+                    home,
+                    prefix,
+                    warn_script_location,
+                    use_user_site,
+                    pycompile,
+                ): req_name
+                for req_name, requirement in to_install.items()
+            }
+            for future in as_completed(futures):
+                req_name = futures[future]
+                try:
+                    result = future.result()
+                    installed.append(InstallationResult(result))
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.error("Installation failed for %s: %s", req_name, str(e))
+                    # COMPATIBILITY: cancel_futures was added in python 3.9
+                    executor.shutdown(wait=False, cancel_futures=True)
+                    exception = e
+    end = time.perf_counter()
+    print(f"total extraction time: {end-start:.3f}")
+
+    if exception is not None:
+        raise exception
 
     return installed