diff --git a/OPTIONS.md b/OPTIONS.md
index 5244498b..9d112ad3 100644
--- a/OPTIONS.md
+++ b/OPTIONS.md
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ Callback after the creation of the fzf-lua main terminal window.
 
 #### globals.winopts.preview.delay
 
-Type: `number`, Default: `100`
+Type: `number`, Default: `20`
 
 Debounce time (milliseconds) for displaying the preview buffer in the builtin previewer.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7831984e..b23d697b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ require'fzf-lua'.setup {
                                         -- border: in-border "block" marker
       scrolloff      = '-2',            -- float scrollbar offset from right
                                         -- applies only when scrollbar = 'float'
-      delay          = 100,             -- delay(ms) displaying the preview
+      delay          = 20,              -- delay(ms) displaying the preview
                                         -- prevents lag on fast scrolling
       winopts = {                       -- builtin previewer window options
         number            = true,
diff --git a/doc/fzf-lua-opts.txt b/doc/fzf-lua-opts.txt
index b7058f96..8658dd34 100644
--- a/doc/fzf-lua-opts.txt
+++ b/doc/fzf-lua-opts.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*fzf-lua-opts.txt*      For Neovim >= 0.8.0      Last change: 2024 December 16
+*fzf-lua-opts.txt*      For Neovim >= 0.8.0      Last change: 2024 December 17
 
 ==============================================================================
 Table of Contents                             *fzf-lua-opts-table-of-contents*
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ Callback after the creation of the fzf-lua main terminal window.
                                                                               
 globals.winopts.preview.delay     *fzf-lua-opts-globals.winopts.preview.delay*
 
-Type: `number`, Default: `100`
+Type: `number`, Default: `20`
 
 Debounce time (milliseconds) for displaying the preview buffer in the builtin
 previewer.
diff --git a/lua/fzf-lua/defaults.lua b/lua/fzf-lua/defaults.lua
index d0ab2f79..afd7d09d 100644
--- a/lua/fzf-lua/defaults.lua
+++ b/lua/fzf-lua/defaults.lua
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ M.defaults                      = {
       title_pos    = "center",
       scrollbar    = "border",
       scrolloff    = "-2",
-      -- default preview delay 100ms, same as native fzf preview
+      -- default preview delay, fzf native previewers has a 100ms delay:
       -- https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/issues/2417#issuecomment-809886535
-      delay        = 100,
+      delay        = 20,
       winopts      = {
         number         = true,
         relativenumber = false,