diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/autocomplete-rails.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/autocomplete-rails.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/autocomplete-rails.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/autocomplete-rails.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
       }
 
       jQuery(e).autocomplete({
+        delay: 1500,
         source: function( request, response ) {
           var firedFrom = this.element[0];
           jQuery.getJSON( jQuery(e).attr('data-autocomplete'), {
adding delay to keep number of queries to min