diff --git a/src/config.zsh b/src/config.zsh
index 73d98fe..7b68191 100644
--- a/src/config.zsh
+++ b/src/config.zsh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+zmodload zsh/datetime
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Global Configuration Variables                                     #
@@ -47,3 +48,10 @@ ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_PARTIAL_ACCEPT_WIDGETS=(
 	vi-forward-blank-word
 	vi-forward-blank-word-end
 )
+
+# EPOCH of the last changed widget call
+ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_LAST_MODIFY_TIME=$EPOCHREALTIME
+
+# Lower bound for the time between changes that will cause autosuggest
+# to suspend suggestions for the current edit.
+ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_CUTOFF_PERIOD=0.05
diff --git a/src/widgets.zsh b/src/widgets.zsh
index ee1129f..c6b24c0 100644
--- a/src/widgets.zsh
+++ b/src/widgets.zsh
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_modify() {
 	_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
 	retval=$?
 
+    local time_passed=$(($EPOCHREALTIME - $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_LAST_MODIFY_TIME))
+
+    if (( $time_passed < $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_CUTOFF_PERIOD )); then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_LAST_MODIFY_TIME=$EPOCHREALTIME
+
 	# Get a new suggestion if the buffer is not empty after modification
 	local suggestion
 	if [ $#BUFFER -gt 0 ]; then
diff --git a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
index 4e3c62e..11458a8 100644
--- a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+++ b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 # WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
 # OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+zmodload zsh/datetime
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Global Configuration Variables                                     #
@@ -74,6 +75,13 @@ ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_PARTIAL_ACCEPT_WIDGETS=(
 	vi-forward-blank-word-end
 )
 
+# EPOCH of the last changed widget call
+ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_LAST_MODIFY_TIME=$EPOCHREALTIME
+
+# Lower bound for the time between changes that will cause autosuggest
+# to suspend suggestions for the current edit.
+ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_CUTOFF_PERIOD=0.05
+
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Handle Deprecated Variables/Widgets                                #
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------#
@@ -240,6 +248,14 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_modify() {
 	_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
 	retval=$?
 
+    local time_passed=$(($EPOCHREALTIME - $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_LAST_MODIFY_TIME))
+
+    if (( $time_passed < $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_CUTOFF_PERIOD )); then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_LAST_MODIFY_TIME=$EPOCHREALTIME
+
 	# Get a new suggestion if the buffer is not empty after modification
 	local suggestion
 	if [ $#BUFFER -gt 0 ]; then