diff --git a/core/options.vim b/core/options.vim
index f9d3cf8..477cd17 100644
--- a/core/options.vim
+++ b/core/options.vim
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set splitbelow splitright
 
 " Time in milliseconds to wait for a mapped sequence to complete,
 " see https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/36882/221410 for more info
-set timeoutlen=1000
+set timeoutlen=500
 
 set updatetime=500  " For CursorHold events