diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index e5e1bad..92a556f 100644
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ inoremap jj <Esc>
 inoremap jk <Esc>
 inoremap kj <Esc>
 
+" set timeouts
+set ttimeout
+set ttimeoutlen=100
+set timeoutlen=300
+
 
 " blank lines
 nnoremap <Enter> o<ESC>