diff --git a/src/css/components/_progress.scss b/src/css/components/_progress.scss
index e1c1851009..ebd295b6c5 100644
--- a/src/css/components/_progress.scss
+++ b/src/css/components/_progress.scss
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   // with the right edge of their parent element. However, in order to have them
   // centered, they must be pulled further to the right via positioning (e.g.
   // `right: -10px;`. This part is left to JavaScript.
-  float: right;
+  // float: right;
   font-family: $text-font-family;
 
   // The font-size should translate to a consistent 10px for time tooltips in
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@
   pointer-events: none;
   position: absolute;
   top: -3.4em;
+  right: 0;
+  transform: translateX(50%);
   visibility: hidden;
   z-index: 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/time-tooltip.js b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/time-tooltip.js
index 4f01b09873..1bab8daaa6 100644
--- a/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/time-tooltip.js
+++ b/src/js/control-bar/progress-control/time-tooltip.js
@@ -52,58 +52,39 @@ class TimeTooltip extends Component {
    *        from the left edge of the {@link SeekBar}
    */
   update(seekBarRect, seekBarPoint, content) {
-    const tooltipRect = Dom.findPosition(this.el_);
-    const playerRect = Dom.getBoundingClientRect(this.player_.el());
-    const seekBarPointPx = seekBarRect.width * seekBarPoint;
+    this.write(content);
 
-    // do nothing if either rect isn't available
-    // for example, if the player isn't in the DOM for testing
-    if (!playerRect || !tooltipRect) {
+    const seekBarRectWidth = seekBarRect.width;
+    const position = seekBarRectWidth * seekBarPoint;
+    const timeTooltipWidth = parseFloat(Dom.computedStyle(this.el(), 'width'));
+    const timeTooltipPosition = position + timeTooltipWidth / 2;
+    const isSeekBarSmallerThanTimeTooltip = seekBarRectWidth < timeTooltipWidth;
+
+    // Keeps the component centered if were not reaching the far left/right
+    // of the seek bar or if the seek bar is smaller than the time tooltip
+    if (
+      timeTooltipPosition >= timeTooltipWidth &&
+      timeTooltipPosition <= seekBarRectWidth &&
+      this.el().style.length ||
+      isSeekBarSmallerThanTimeTooltip
+    ) {
+      this.el().style = '';
       return;
     }
 
-    // This is the space left of the `seekBarPoint` available within the bounds
-    // of the player. We calculate any gap between the left edge of the player
-    // and the left edge of the `SeekBar` and add the number of pixels in the
-    // `SeekBar` before hitting the `seekBarPoint`
-    const spaceLeftOfPoint = (seekBarRect.left - playerRect.left) + seekBarPointPx;
-
-    // This is the space right of the `seekBarPoint` available within the bounds
-    // of the player. We calculate the number of pixels from the `seekBarPoint`
-    // to the right edge of the `SeekBar` and add to that any gap between the
-    // right edge of the `SeekBar` and the player.
-    const spaceRightOfPoint = (seekBarRect.width - seekBarPointPx) +
-      (playerRect.right - seekBarRect.right);
-
-    // This is the number of pixels by which the tooltip will need to be pulled
-    // further to the right to center it over the `seekBarPoint`.
-    let pullTooltipBy = tooltipRect.width / 2;
-
-    // Adjust the `pullTooltipBy` distance to the left or right depending on
-    // the results of the space calculations above.
-    if (spaceLeftOfPoint < pullTooltipBy) {
-      pullTooltipBy += pullTooltipBy - spaceLeftOfPoint;
-    } else if (spaceRightOfPoint < pullTooltipBy) {
-      pullTooltipBy = spaceRightOfPoint;
-    }
+    // Avoid component right overflow
+    const isOverflowingRight = timeTooltipPosition >= seekBarRectWidth;
 
-    // Due to the imprecision of decimal/ratio based calculations and varying
-    // rounding behaviors, there are cases where the spacing adjustment is off
-    // by a pixel or two. This adds insurance to these calculations.
-    if (pullTooltipBy < 0) {
-      pullTooltipBy = 0;
-    } else if (pullTooltipBy > tooltipRect.width) {
-      pullTooltipBy = tooltipRect.width;
+    if (isOverflowingRight) {
+      this.el().style.transform = `translateX(calc(50% - ${Math.abs(seekBarRectWidth - timeTooltipPosition)}px))`;
     }
 
-    // prevent small width fluctuations within 0.4px from
-    // changing the value below.
-    // This really helps for live to prevent the play
-    // progress time tooltip from jittering
-    pullTooltipBy = Math.round(pullTooltipBy);
+    // Avoid component left overflow
+    const isOverflowingLeft = timeTooltipPosition <= timeTooltipWidth;
 
-    this.el_.style.right = `-${pullTooltipBy}px`;
-    this.write(content);
+    if (isOverflowingLeft) {
+      this.el().style.transform = `translateX(calc(50% + ${Math.abs(timeTooltipPosition - timeTooltipWidth)}px))`;
+    }
   }
 
   /**