VS Code: Inline Suggestions Delay

Some time ago, I showed you how to enable Quick Suggestions in VS Code. It’s been over three years since then, and seeing how many of you read (and watched) the tutorial, it seems you found that feature helpful.

That’s why I decided to make a new tutorial about Inline Suggestions.
With the August 2025 update, VS Code has added a new setting that lets you control how quickly inline suggestions appear. This can be useful if you feel that suggestions are appearing too quickly and get in the way of your typing.

Let’s get started 🙌

📹 If you prefer a video instead, I got you covered:

Configure Inline Suggestions Delay

1. Press CTRL + , (comma) or CMD + , on macOS to open the Settings
2. Search for editor.inlineSuggest.minShowDelay and set the delay in milliseconds (i.e 500, which is half a second)

You can also directly modify your settings.json file by adding the following line:

"editor.inlineSuggest.minShowDelay": 500, // milliseconds

"editor.inlineSuggest.minShowDelay": 500, // milliseconds

I chose 500 milliseconds, but you can set whatever value feels comfortable for you. I’d recommend trying out different values and seeing which one works best for you. For now, I think a 500 millisecond delay works for me.

That’s it! 🥳

Now you know how to control how quickly inline suggestions appear.

Happy coding 💜

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