diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a00a01a..3e6a9f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 />
 
 Bullet Train is a [oh-my-zsh shell](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh)
-theme based on the 
-[Powerline Vim plugin](https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-powerline). It aims for 
+theme based on the
+[Powerline Vim plugin](https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-powerline). It aims for
 simplicity, showing information only when it's relevant.
 
 It currently shows:
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ BULLETTRAIN_STATUS_FG=default
 
 The time segment background and foreground color
 ```bash
-BULLETTRAIN_TIME_BG=green
-BULLETTRAIN_TIME_FG=white
+BULLETTRAIN_TIME_BG=''
+BULLETTRAIN_TIME_FG=''
 ```
 
 Python virtualenv background and foreground color, and the symbol used for the
diff --git a/bullet-train.zsh-theme b/bullet-train.zsh-theme
index 164e5fd..bf03431 100644
--- a/bullet-train.zsh-theme
+++ b/bullet-train.zsh-theme
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # [Powerline-patched font](https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline-fonts).
 #
 # In addition, I recommend the
-# [Tomorrow Night theme](https://github.com/chriskempson/tomorrow-theme) and, if 
-# you're using it on Mac OS X, [iTerm 2](http://www.iterm2.com/) over 
+# [Tomorrow Night theme](https://github.com/chriskempson/tomorrow-theme) and, if
+# you're using it on Mac OS X, [iTerm 2](http://www.iterm2.com/) over
 # Terminal.app - it has significantly better color fidelity.
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=true
 BULLETTRAIN_STATUS_BG=black
 BULLETTRAIN_STATUS_FG=default
 
-BULLETTRAIN_TIME_BG=cyan
-BULLETTRAIN_TIME_FG=white
+BULLETTRAIN_TIME_BG=''
+BULLETTRAIN_TIME_FG=''
 
 BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_BG=yellow
 BULLETRTAIN_VIRTUALENV_FG=white
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ prompt_segment() {
   local bg fg
   [[ -n $1 ]] && bg="%K{$1}" || bg="%k"
   [[ -n $2 ]] && fg="%F{$2}" || fg="%f"
-  if [[ $CURRENT_BG != 'NONE' && $1 != $CURRENT_BG ]]; then
+  if [[ $CURRENT_BG != 'NONE' && $CURRENT_BG == 'standout' ]]; then
+    echo -n "%{$bg%F{$CURRENT_BG}%}$SEGMENT_SEPARATOR%{$fg%} "
+  elif [[ $CURRENT_BG != 'NONE' && $1 != $CURRENT_BG ]]; then
     echo -n " %{$bg%F{$CURRENT_BG}%}$SEGMENT_SEPARATOR%{$fg%} "
   else
     echo -n "%{$bg%}%{$fg%} "
@@ -80,6 +82,14 @@ prompt_segment() {
   [[ -n $3 ]] && echo -n $3
 }
 
+# Begins and ends an standout segment
+# A standout segment is one with the background and foreground colors inverted
+# Standout segment is only possible as the first segment
+prompt_standout_segment() {
+  CURRENT_BG="standout"
+  echo -n "%S "$1" %s"
+}
+
 # End the prompt, closing any open segments
 prompt_end() {
   if [[ -n $CURRENT_BG ]]; then
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ prompt_end() {
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # PROMPT COMPONENTS
-# Each component will draw itself, and hide itself if no information needs 
+# Each component will draw itself, and hide itself if no information needs
 # to be shown
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -186,7 +196,11 @@ prompt_nvm() {
 }
 
 prompt_time() {
-  prompt_segment $BULLETTRAIN_TIME_BG $BULLETTRAIN_TIME_FG %D{%H:%M:%S}
+  if [[ $BULLETTRAIN_TIME_BG == '' && $BULLETTRAIN_TIME_BG == '' ]] then
+    prompt_standout_segment %D{%H:%M:%S}
+  else
+    prompt_segment $BULLETTRAIN_TIME_BG $BULLETTRAIN_TIME_FG %D{%H:%M:%S}
+  fi
 }
 
 # Status:
@@ -210,7 +224,7 @@ prompt_status() {
 
 build_prompt() {
   RETVAL=$?
-  prompt_status
+  # prompt_status
   prompt_time
   prompt_rvm
   prompt_virtualenv