diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index aecebaf93..651a1e958 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ env:
   BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
   GGML_NLOOP: 3
   GGML_N_THREADS: 1
-
+  LINHOST_THR: 2
+  MACHOST_THR: 3
+  WINHOST_THR: 2
+  
 jobs:
   ubuntu-focal-make:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
@@ -38,13 +41,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         id: make_build
         run: |
-          CC=gcc-8 make
+          CC=gcc-8 make -j${LINHOST_THR}
 
       - name: Test
         id: make_test
         run: |
-          CC=gcc-8 make tests
-          make test
+          CC=gcc-8 make tests -j${LINHOST_THR}
+          make test -j${LINHOST_THR}
 
   ubuntu-latest-cmake:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir build
           cd build
           cmake ..
-          cmake --build . --config Release
+          cmake --build . --config Release -j${LINHOST_THR}
 
       - name: Test
         id: cmake_test
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir build
           cd build
           cmake .. -DLLAMA_SANITIZE_${{ matrix.sanitizer }}=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }}
-          cmake --build . --config ${{ matrix.build_type }}
+          cmake --build . --config ${{ matrix.build_type }} -j${LINHOST_THR}
 
       - name: Test
         id: cmake_test
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir build
           cd build
           cmake -DLLAMA_MPI=ON ..
-          cmake --build . --config Release
+          cmake --build . --config Release -j${LINHOST_THR}
 
       - name: Test
         id: cmake_test
@@ -160,13 +163,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         id: make_build
         run: |
-          make
+          make -j${MACHOST_THR}
 
       - name: Test
         id: make_test
         run: |
-          make tests
-          make test
+          make tests -j${MACHOST_THR}
+          make test -j${MACHOST_THR}
 
   macOS-latest-cmake:
     runs-on: macos-latest
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir build
           cd build
           cmake -DLLAMA_AVX2=OFF -DLLAMA_FMA=OFF ..
-          cmake --build . --config Release
+          cmake --build . --config Release -j${MACHOST_THR}
 
       - name: Test
         id: cmake_test
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=OFF \
             -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=iOS \
             -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0
-          cmake --build . --config Release
+          cmake --build . --config Release -j${MACHOST_THR}
 
   macOS-latest-cmake-tvos:
     runs-on: macos-latest
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ jobs:
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=OFF \
             -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=tvOS \
             -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0
-          cmake --build . --config Release
+          cmake --build . --config Release -j${MACHOST_THR}
 
   windows-latest-cmake:
     runs-on: windows-latest