diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/scheduler-reference.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/scheduler-reference.adoc
index 70ac9a211ba900..9b3164a3bddf95 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/scheduler-reference.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/scheduler-reference.adoc
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ So for example, `15m` can be used instead of `PT15M` and is parsed as "15 minute
 void every15Mins() { }
 ----
 
+WARNING: A value less than one second may not be supported by the underlying scheduler implementation. In that case a warning message is logged during build and application start.
+
 The `every` attribute supports <<config-reference#property-expressions,Property Expressions>> including default values and nested
 Property Expressions. (Note that `"{property.path}"` style expressions are still supported but don't offer the full functionality of Property Expressions.)
 
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Scheduled.java b/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Scheduled.java
index 2fe195219ad13b..6a1e12c82e70e7 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Scheduled.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Scheduled.java
@@ -88,12 +88,15 @@
     String cron() default "";
 
     /**
-     * Defines a period between invocations.
+     * Defines the period between invocations.
      * <p>
      * The value is parsed with {@link Duration#parse(CharSequence)}. However, if an expression starts with a digit, "PT" prefix
      * is added automatically, so for example, {@code 15m} can be used instead of {@code PT15M} and is parsed as "15 minutes".
      * Note that the absolute value of the value is always used.
      * <p>
+     * A value less than one second may not be supported by the underlying scheduler implementation. In that case a warning
+     * message is logged during build and application start.
+     * <p>
      * The value can be a property expression. In this case, the scheduler attempts to use the configured value instead:
      * {@code @Scheduled(every = "${myJob.everyExpression}")}.
      * Additionally, the property expression can specify a default value: {@code @Scheduled(every =
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/ScheduledExecution.java b/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/ScheduledExecution.java
index 4dd7d401f5f943..5f69240af667cf 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/ScheduledExecution.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/ScheduledExecution.java
@@ -3,19 +3,20 @@
 import java.time.Instant;
 
 /**
- * Scheduled execution metadata.
+ * Execution metadata of a specific scheduled job.
  */
 public interface ScheduledExecution {
 
     /**
      *
-     * @return the trigger that fired the event
+     * @return the trigger that fired the execution
      */
     Trigger getTrigger();
 
     /**
+     * Unlike {@link Trigger#getPreviousFireTime()} this method always returns the same value.
      *
-     * @return the time the event was fired
+     * @return the time the associated trigger was fired
      */
     Instant getFireTime();
 
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Scheduler.java b/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Scheduler.java
index 86a506b94d1086..a6f2fffde045d6 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Scheduler.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Scheduler.java
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ interface JobDefinition {
          * The schedule is defined either by {@link #setCron(String)} or by {@link #setInterval(String)}. If both methods are
          * used, then the cron expression takes precedence.
          * <p>
+         * A value less than one second may not be supported by the underlying scheduler implementation. In that case a warning
+         * message is logged immediately.
+         * <p>
          * {@link Scheduled#every()}
          *
          * @param every
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Trigger.java b/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Trigger.java
index f8d2037b40e2f9..c076e5712bc0eb 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Trigger.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/api/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/Trigger.java
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 import java.time.Instant;
 
 /**
- * Trigger is bound to a scheduled task.
+ * Trigger is bound to a scheduled job.
+ * <p>
+ * It represents the logic that is used to test if a scheduled job should be executed
+ * at a specific time, i.e. the trigger is "fired".
  *
  * @see Scheduled
  */
@@ -11,8 +14,9 @@ public interface Trigger {
 
     /**
      *
-     * @return the identifier
+     * @return the identifier of the job
      * @see Scheduled#identity()
+     * @see Scheduler#newJob(String)
      */
     String getId();
 
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/pom.xml
index 8271a16616d4ac..8082201f010c5a 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
           <artifactId>quarkus-junit5-internal</artifactId>
           <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+          <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+          <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
           <artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/deployment/SchedulerProcessor.java b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/deployment/SchedulerProcessor.java
index 761598d93a6bcb..3b3e2e5f03b3ec 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/deployment/SchedulerProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/deployment/SchedulerProcessor.java
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ private void collectScheduledMethods(IndexView index, TransformedAnnotationsBuil
 
     @BuildStep
     void validateScheduledBusinessMethods(SchedulerConfig config, List<ScheduledBusinessMethodItem> scheduledMethods,
-            ValidationPhaseBuildItem validationPhase, BuildProducer<ValidationErrorBuildItem> validationErrors) {
+            ValidationPhaseBuildItem validationPhase, BuildProducer<ValidationErrorBuildItem> validationErrors,
+            Capabilities capabilities) {
         List<Throwable> errors = new ArrayList<>();
         Map<String, AnnotationInstance> encounteredIdentities = new HashMap<>();
         Set<String> methodDescriptions = new HashSet<>();
@@ -240,9 +241,11 @@ void validateScheduledBusinessMethods(SchedulerConfig config, List<ScheduledBusi
                 }
             }
             // Validate cron() and every() expressions
+            long checkPeriod = capabilities.isMissing(Capability.QUARTZ) ? SimpleScheduler.CHECK_PERIOD : 50;
             CronParser parser = new CronParser(CronDefinitionBuilder.instanceDefinitionFor(config.cronType));
             for (AnnotationInstance scheduled : scheduledMethod.getSchedules()) {
-                Throwable error = validateScheduled(parser, scheduled, encounteredIdentities, validationPhase.getContext());
+                Throwable error = validateScheduled(parser, scheduled, encounteredIdentities, validationPhase.getContext(),
+                        checkPeriod);
                 if (error != null) {
                     errors.add(error);
                 }
@@ -509,7 +512,7 @@ private String generateInvoker(ScheduledBusinessMethodItem scheduledMethod, Clas
 
     private Throwable validateScheduled(CronParser parser, AnnotationInstance schedule,
             Map<String, AnnotationInstance> encounteredIdentities,
-            BeanDeploymentValidator.ValidationContext validationContext) {
+            BeanDeploymentValidator.ValidationContext validationContext, long checkPeriod) {
         MethodInfo method = schedule.target().asMethod();
         AnnotationValue cronValue = schedule.value("cron");
         AnnotationValue everyValue = schedule.value("every");
@@ -519,7 +522,7 @@ private Throwable validateScheduled(CronParser parser, AnnotationInstance schedu
                 try {
                     parser.parse(cron).validate();
                 } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-                    return new IllegalStateException("Invalid cron() expression on: " + schedule, e);
+                    return new IllegalStateException(errorMessage("Invalid cron() expression", schedule, method), e);
                 }
                 if (everyValue != null && !everyValue.asString().trim().isEmpty()) {
                     LOGGER.warnf(
@@ -535,7 +538,7 @@ private Throwable validateScheduled(CronParser parser, AnnotationInstance schedu
                     try {
                         ZoneId.of(timeZone);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        return new IllegalStateException("Invalid timeZone() on " + schedule, e);
+                        return new IllegalStateException(errorMessage("Invalid timeZone()", schedule, method), e);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -548,9 +551,14 @@ private Throwable validateScheduled(CronParser parser, AnnotationInstance schedu
                         every = "PT" + every;
                     }
                     try {
-                        Duration.parse(every);
+                        Duration period = Duration.parse(every);
+                        if (period.toMillis() < checkPeriod) {
+                            LOGGER.warnf(
+                                    "An every() value less than %s ms is not supported - the scheduled job will be executed with a delay: %s declared on %s#%s()",
+                                    checkPeriod, schedule, method.declaringClass().name(), method.name());
+                        }
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        return new IllegalStateException("Invalid every() expression on: " + schedule, e);
+                        return new IllegalStateException(errorMessage("Invalid every() expression", schedule, method), e);
                     }
                 }
             } else {
@@ -569,7 +577,7 @@ private Throwable validateScheduled(CronParser parser, AnnotationInstance schedu
                     try {
                         Duration.parse(delayed);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        return new IllegalStateException("Invalid delayed() expression on: " + schedule, e);
+                        return new IllegalStateException(errorMessage("Invalid delayed() expression", schedule, method), e);
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -609,6 +617,10 @@ private Throwable validateScheduled(CronParser parser, AnnotationInstance schedu
         return null;
     }
 
+    private static String errorMessage(String base, AnnotationInstance scheduled, MethodInfo method) {
+        return String.format("%s: %s declared on %s#%s()", base, scheduled, method.declaringClass().name(), method.name());
+    }
+
     @BuildStep
     UnremovableBeanBuildItem unremoveableSkipPredicates() {
         return new UnremovableBeanBuildItem(new UnremovableBeanBuildItem.BeanTypeExclusion(SchedulerDotNames.SKIP_PREDICATE));
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidCronExpressionTest.java b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidCronExpressionTest.java
index 1b0b1beaae199a..fdfde8e4688511 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidCronExpressionTest.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidCronExpressionTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package io.quarkus.scheduler.test;
 
-import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.DeploymentException;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ public class InvalidCronExpressionTest {
 
     @RegisterExtension
     static final QuarkusUnitTest test = new QuarkusUnitTest()
-            .setExpectedException(DeploymentException.class)
+            .assertException(t -> {
+                assertThat(t).cause().isInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class)
+                        .hasMessageContaining("Invalid cron() expression");
+            })
             .withApplicationRoot((jar) -> jar
                     .addClasses(InvalidBean.class));
 
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidDelayedExpressionTest.java b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidDelayedExpressionTest.java
index de243471726e96..c348e9789336e1 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidDelayedExpressionTest.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidDelayedExpressionTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package io.quarkus.scheduler.test;
 
-import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.DeploymentException;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ public class InvalidDelayedExpressionTest {
 
     @RegisterExtension
     static final QuarkusUnitTest test = new QuarkusUnitTest()
-            .setExpectedException(DeploymentException.class)
+            .assertException(t -> {
+                assertThat(t).cause().isInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class)
+                        .hasMessageContaining("Invalid delayed() expression");
+            })
             .withApplicationRoot((jar) -> jar
                     .addClasses(InvalidBean.class));
 
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidEveryExpressionTest.java b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidEveryExpressionTest.java
index 56cbc8dffa64f8..332e9dd4db59d0 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidEveryExpressionTest.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidEveryExpressionTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package io.quarkus.scheduler.test;
 
-import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.DeploymentException;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ public class InvalidEveryExpressionTest {
 
     @RegisterExtension
     static final QuarkusUnitTest test = new QuarkusUnitTest()
-            .setExpectedException(DeploymentException.class)
+            .assertException(t -> {
+                assertThat(t).cause().isInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class)
+                        .hasMessageContaining("Invalid every() expression");
+            })
             .withApplicationRoot((jar) -> jar
                     .addClasses(InvalidEveryExpressionTest.InvalidBean.class));
 
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidTimeZoneTest.java b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidTimeZoneTest.java
index fa6c98bcbd4373..1e059125cd18b0 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidTimeZoneTest.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/test/InvalidTimeZoneTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package io.quarkus.scheduler.test;
 
-import jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi.DeploymentException;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ public class InvalidTimeZoneTest {
 
     @RegisterExtension
     static final QuarkusUnitTest test = new QuarkusUnitTest()
-            .setExpectedException(DeploymentException.class)
+            .assertException(t -> {
+                assertThat(t).cause().isInstanceOf(IllegalStateException.class).hasMessageContaining("Invalid timeZone()");
+            })
             .withApplicationRoot((jar) -> jar
                     .addClasses(InvalidBean.class));
 
diff --git a/extensions/scheduler/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/runtime/SimpleScheduler.java b/extensions/scheduler/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/runtime/SimpleScheduler.java
index afc99c574ee8d3..2a493c5d9170f9 100644
--- a/extensions/scheduler/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/runtime/SimpleScheduler.java
+++ b/extensions/scheduler/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/scheduler/runtime/SimpleScheduler.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class SimpleScheduler implements Scheduler {
     private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(SimpleScheduler.class);
 
     // milliseconds
-    private static final long CHECK_PERIOD = 1000L;
+    public static final long CHECK_PERIOD = 1000L;
 
     private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutor;
     private final Vertx vertx;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ Optional<SimpleTrigger> createTrigger(String id, String methodDescription, CronP
                     SchedulerUtils.parseCronTimeZone(scheduled), methodDescription));
         } else if (!scheduled.every().isEmpty()) {
             final OptionalLong everyMillis = SchedulerUtils.parseEveryAsMillis(scheduled);
-            if (!everyMillis.isPresent()) {
+            if (everyMillis.isEmpty()) {
                 return Optional.empty();
             }
             return Optional.of(new IntervalTrigger(id, start, everyMillis.getAsLong(),
@@ -505,6 +505,11 @@ static class IntervalTrigger extends SimpleTrigger {
             super(id, start, description);
             this.interval = interval;
             this.gracePeriod = gracePeriod;
+            if (interval < CHECK_PERIOD) {
+                LOG.warnf(
+                        "An every() value less than %s ms is not supported - the scheduled job will be executed with a delay: %s",
+                        CHECK_PERIOD, description);
+            }
         }
 
         @Override