diff --git a/src/autotype/AutoType.cpp b/src/autotype/AutoType.cpp
index 927d6822..4a86409a 100644
--- a/src/autotype/AutoType.cpp
+++ b/src/autotype/AutoType.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ bool AutoType::parseActions(const QString& sequence, const Entry* entry, QList<A
 {
     QString tmpl;
     bool inTmpl = false;
-    m_autoTypeDelay = 0;
+    m_autoTypeDelay = 25;
 
 
     for (const QChar& ch : sequence) {
diff --git a/src/autotype/mac/AutoTypeMac.cpp b/src/autotype/mac/AutoTypeMac.cpp
index 7056c731..ffd3c227 100644
--- a/src/autotype/mac/AutoTypeMac.cpp
+++ b/src/autotype/mac/AutoTypeMac.cpp
@@ -499,14 +499,12 @@ void AutoTypeExecutorMac::execChar(AutoTypeChar* action)
 {
     m_platform->sendChar(action->character, true);
     m_platform->sendChar(action->character, false);
-    usleep(25 * 1000);
 }
 
 void AutoTypeExecutorMac::execKey(AutoTypeKey* action)
 {
     m_platform->sendKey(action->key, true);
     m_platform->sendKey(action->key, false);
-    usleep(25 * 1000);
 }
 
 void AutoTypeExecutorMac::execClearField(AutoTypeClearField* action = nullptr)
diff --git a/src/autotype/windows/AutoTypeWindows.cpp b/src/autotype/windows/AutoTypeWindows.cpp
index 2dfc7a26..3ff2343b 100644
--- a/src/autotype/windows/AutoTypeWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/autotype/windows/AutoTypeWindows.cpp
@@ -522,14 +522,12 @@ void AutoTypeExecutorWin::execChar(AutoTypeChar* action)
 {
     m_platform->sendChar(action->character, true);
     m_platform->sendChar(action->character, false);
-    ::Sleep(25);
 }
 
 void AutoTypeExecutorWin::execKey(AutoTypeKey* action)
 {
     m_platform->sendKey(action->key, true);
     m_platform->sendKey(action->key, false);
-    ::Sleep(25);
 }
 
 void AutoTypeExecutorWin::execClearField(AutoTypeClearField* action = nullptr)
diff --git a/src/autotype/xcb/AutoTypeXCB.cpp b/src/autotype/xcb/AutoTypeXCB.cpp
index 436cd5b5..5ec62f0e 100644
--- a/src/autotype/xcb/AutoTypeXCB.cpp
+++ b/src/autotype/xcb/AutoTypeXCB.cpp
@@ -849,13 +849,11 @@ AutoTypeExecutorX11::AutoTypeExecutorX11(AutoTypePlatformX11* platform)
 void AutoTypeExecutorX11::execChar(AutoTypeChar* action)
 {
     m_platform->SendKeyPressedEvent(m_platform->charToKeySym(action->character));
-    Tools::wait(25);
 }
 
 void AutoTypeExecutorX11::execKey(AutoTypeKey* action)
 {
     m_platform->SendKeyPressedEvent(m_platform->keyToKeySym(action->key));
-    Tools::wait(25);
 }
 
 void AutoTypeExecutorX11::execClearField(AutoTypeClearField* action = nullptr)