diff --git a/src/wikiq/__init__.py b/src/wikiq/__init__.py
index 4c4e242..9ff63ee 100755
--- a/src/wikiq/__init__.py
+++ b/src/wikiq/__init__.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def build_table(
     if collapse_user:
         table.columns.append(tables.RevisionCollapsed())
 
+    wikitext_parser = None
     if external_links or citations or wikilinks or templates or headings:
         wikitext_parser = WikitextParser()
 
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ def build_table(
 
         table.columns.append(tables.RevisionParserTimeout(wikitext_parser))
 
-    return table, reverts_column
+    return table, reverts_column, wikitext_parser
 
 
 def build_schema(
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ class WikiqParser:
         # Construct dump file iterator
         dump = WikiqIterator(self.input_file, collapse_user=self.collapse_user)
 
-        table, reverts_column = build_table(
+        table, reverts_column, wikitext_parser = build_table(
             text=self.text,
             collapse_user=self.collapse_user,
             external_links=self.external_links,
@@ -953,6 +954,15 @@ class WikiqParser:
             persist_state = None
             persist_window = None
 
+            # Adaptive parse-skip: once we observe a parse timeout on this
+            # page, record the smallest revision text size that timed out;
+            # subsequent revisions at or above that size short-circuit the
+            # parse instead of waiting for another 60s SIGALRM. Resets per
+            # page so this only suppresses pages that have already proven
+            # pathological (e.g. zhwiki bot-vandalism log pages).
+            page_min_timeout_size: Union[int, None] = None
+            page_skipped_parses = 0
+
             if self.persist != PersistMethod.none:
                 persist_window = deque(maxlen=PERSISTENCE_RADIUS)
                 if self.persist == PersistMethod.sequence:
@@ -1010,9 +1020,40 @@ class WikiqParser:
 
                 rev_count += 1
 
+                # If this page has already produced a parse timeout, force
+                # the cache to "timed out" for any same-or-larger revision so
+                # extract_row returns nulls without spending another 60s on
+                # mwparserfromhell. See page_min_timeout_size init above.
+                if (
+                    wikitext_parser is not None
+                    and page_min_timeout_size is not None
+                    and rev.text is not None
+                    and len(rev.text) >= page_min_timeout_size
+                ):
+                    wikitext_parser.force_timeout(rev.text)
+                    page_skipped_parses += 1
+
                 # Extract base row data
                 row = table.extract_row(page.mwpage, revs)
 
+                # Record the smallest size at which this page has timed out
+                # so far, so future revisions at >= that size are auto-skipped.
+                if (
+                    wikitext_parser is not None
+                    and wikitext_parser.last_parse_timed_out
+                    and rev.text is not None
+                ):
+                    rev_size = len(rev.text)
+                    if page_min_timeout_size is None or rev_size < page_min_timeout_size:
+                        page_min_timeout_size = rev_size
+                        print(
+                            f"  parse timeout on pageid={page.mwpage.id} "
+                            f"title={page.mwpage.title!r} revid={rev.id} "
+                            f"text_bytes={rev_size:,} — will skip future revs "
+                            f">= {rev_size:,} bytes on this page",
+                            file=sys.stderr, flush=True,
+                        )
+
                 # Compute revert flag
                 if self.revert_radius == 0 or row["deleted"]:
                     row["revert"] = None
@@ -1110,6 +1151,12 @@ class WikiqParser:
             if self.shutdown_requested:
                 break
             page_count += 1
+            if page_skipped_parses > 0:
+                print(
+                    f"  pageid={page.mwpage.id} done, skipped {page_skipped_parses} "
+                    f"parse(s) after timeout at {page_min_timeout_size:,} bytes",
+                    file=sys.stderr, flush=True,
+                )
 
         # Flush remaining buffer
         flush_buffer()
@@ -1427,7 +1474,7 @@ def main():
         regex_revision_pairs = make_regex_pairs(args.regex_match_revision, args.regex_revision_label)
         regex_comment_pairs = make_regex_pairs(args.regex_match_comment, args.regex_comment_label)
 
-        table, _ = build_table(
+        table, _, _ = build_table(
             text=args.text,
             collapse_user=args.collapse_user,
             external_links=args.external_links,
diff --git a/src/wikiq/wikitext_parser.py b/src/wikiq/wikitext_parser.py
index 9c68cec..82166bb 100644
--- a/src/wikiq/wikitext_parser.py
+++ b/src/wikiq/wikitext_parser.py
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ class WikitextParser:
     def _timeout_handler(self, signum, frame):
         raise TimeoutError("mwparserfromhell parse exceeded timeout")
 
+    def force_timeout(self, text: str | None) -> None:
+        """Pre-populate the cache as if a parse timeout occurred.
+
+        Used by callers that want to skip parsing for revisions predicted to
+        hang (e.g. on pages where an earlier same-size revision already timed
+        out). Subsequent extract_*() calls will see ``last_parse_timed_out``
+        and return None without invoking mwparserfromhell.
+        """
+        self._cached_text = text
+        self._cached_wikicode = None
+        self.last_parse_timed_out = True
+
     def _get_wikicode(self, text: str):
         """Parse text and cache result. Returns cached result if text unchanged."""
         if text == self._cached_text:
@@ -33,6 +45,7 @@ class WikitextParser:
 
         old_handler = signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, self._timeout_handler)
         signal.alarm(PARSER_TIMEOUT)
+
         try:
             self._cached_wikicode = mwparserfromhell.parse(text)
             self._cached_text = text