diff --git a/frappe/utils/__init__.py b/frappe/utils/__init__.py
index a275c4f64b..fb2e91a262 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
+# Copyright (c) 2022, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
 # License: MIT. See LICENSE
 
 import functools
diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index 8148d194c6..6cd0c45995 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -104,11 +104,17 @@ def get_timedelta(time: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[datetime.timedelta]:
 		datetime.timedelta: Timedelta object equivalent of the passed `time` string
 	"""
 	from dateutil import parser
+	from dateutil.parser import ParserError
 
 	time = time or "0:0:0"
 
 	try:
-		t = parser.parse(time)
+		try:
+			t = parser.parse(time)
+		except ParserError as e:
+			if "day" in e.args[1]:
+				from frappe.utils import parse_timedelta
+				return parse_timedelta(time)
 		return datetime.timedelta(
 			hours=t.hour, minutes=t.minute, seconds=t.second, microseconds=t.microsecond
 		)
@@ -332,7 +338,7 @@ def get_time(time_str):
 		return time_str
 	else:
 		if isinstance(time_str, datetime.timedelta):
-			time_str = str(time_str)
+			return format_timedelta(time_str)
 		return parser.parse(time_str).time()
 
 def get_datetime_str(datetime_obj):
@@ -1678,3 +1684,30 @@ class UnicodeWithAttrs(str):
 	def __init__(self, text):
 		self.toc_html = text.toc_html
 		self.metadata = text.metadata
+
+
+def format_timedelta(o: datetime.timedelta) -> str:
+	# mariadb allows a wide diff range - https://mariadb.com/kb/en/time/
+	# but frappe doesnt - i think via babel : only allows 0..23 range for hour
+	total_seconds = o.total_seconds()
+	hours, remainder = divmod(total_seconds, 3600)
+	minutes, seconds = divmod(remainder, 60)
+	rounded_seconds = round(seconds, 6)
+	int_seconds = int(seconds)
+
+	if rounded_seconds == int_seconds:
+		seconds = int_seconds
+	else:
+		seconds = rounded_seconds
+
+	return "{:01}:{:02}:{:02}".format(int(hours), int(minutes), seconds)
+
+
+def parse_timedelta(s: str) -> datetime.timedelta:
+	# ref: https://stackoverflow.com/a/21074460/10309266
+	if 'day' in s:
+		m = re.match(r"(?P<days>[-\d]+) day[s]*, (?P<hours>\d+):(?P<minutes>\d+):(?P<seconds>\d[\.\d+]*)", s)
+	else:
+		m = re.match(r"(?P<hours>\d+):(?P<minutes>\d+):(?P<seconds>\d[\.\d+]*)", s)
+
+	return datetime.timedelta(**{key: float(val) for key, val in m.groupdict().items()})
diff --git a/frappe/utils/formatters.py b/frappe/utils/formatters.py
index 9436dea2c2..9916853caf 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/formatters.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/formatters.py
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 import frappe
 import datetime
-from frappe.utils import formatdate, fmt_money, flt, cstr, cint, format_datetime, format_time, format_duration
+from frappe.utils import formatdate, fmt_money, flt, cstr, cint, format_datetime, format_time, format_duration, format_timedelta
 from frappe.model.meta import get_field_currency, get_field_precision
 import re
+from dateutil.parser import ParserError
+
 
 def format_value(value, df=None, doc=None, currency=None, translated=False, format=None):
 	'''Format value based on given fieldtype, document reference, currency reference.
@@ -47,7 +49,10 @@ def format_value(value, df=None, doc=None, currency=None, translated=False, form
 		return format_datetime(value)
 
 	elif df.get("fieldtype")=="Time":
-		return format_time(value)
+		try:
+			return format_time(value)
+		except ParserError:
+			return format_timedelta(value)
 
 	elif value==0 and df.get("fieldtype") in ("Int", "Float", "Currency", "Percent") and df.get("print_hide_if_no_value"):
 		# this is required to show 0 as blank in table columns
diff --git a/frappe/utils/response.py b/frappe/utils/response.py
index f6ad91dbd2..a852c584c6 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/response.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/response.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
+# Copyright (c) 2022, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
 # License: MIT. See LICENSE
 
 import json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from werkzeug.local import LocalProxy
 from werkzeug.wsgi import wrap_file
 from werkzeug.wrappers import Response
 from werkzeug.exceptions import NotFound, Forbidden
-from frappe.utils import cint
+from frappe.utils import cint, format_timedelta
 from urllib.parse import quote
 from frappe.core.doctype.access_log.access_log import make_access_log
 
@@ -122,12 +122,14 @@ def make_logs(response = None):
 
 def json_handler(obj):
 	"""serialize non-serializable data for json"""
-	# serialize date
-	import collections.abc
+	from collections.abc import Iterable
 
-	if isinstance(obj, (datetime.date, datetime.timedelta, datetime.datetime, datetime.time)):
+	if isinstance(obj, (datetime.date, datetime.datetime, datetime.time)):
 		return str(obj)
 
+	elif isinstance(obj, datetime.timedelta):
+		return format_timedelta(obj)
+
 	elif isinstance(obj, decimal.Decimal):
 		return float(obj)
 
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ def json_handler(obj):
 		doc = obj.as_dict(no_nulls=True)
 		return doc
 
-	elif isinstance(obj, collections.abc.Iterable):
+	elif isinstance(obj, Iterable):
 		return list(obj)
 
 	elif type(obj)==type or isinstance(obj, Exception):