I have the following lines in my vimrc:

`noremap g b
vnoremap g b`

The goal of these is pretty clear: move one word to the left whenever I press g.

My issue is that there is a delay of about 1/2 second before vim executes the move. It is as if vim is waiting for me to enter an addition command. 

I know vim does this kind of thing when it is expecting more information. However, this is the only case where I have a remap that involves g, so it's unlikely to be the case.

Other people seem to be having similar problems: [Eliminating lag when remapping 'd' key in VIM](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12322998/eliminating-lag-when-remapping-d-key-in-vim)

But no one has yet offered a solution. 

Any thoughts?