diff --git a/aider/mdstream.py b/aider/mdstream.py
index 50d66f948..e7e19df87 100755
--- a/aider/mdstream.py
+++ b/aider/mdstream.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class MarkdownStream:
         render_time = time.time() - start
 
         # Set min_delay to render time plus a small buffer
-        self.min_delay = max(render_time * 1.1, 1.0 / 30)  # At least 30fps
+        self.min_delay = min(max(render_time * 10, 1.0 / 20), 2)
 
         num_lines = len(lines)