diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/TabStripTooltipProvider.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/TabStripTooltipProvider.test.tsx
index 798d144f541..afb35a2dde6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/TabStripTooltipProvider.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/TabStripTooltipProvider.test.tsx
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ describe('TabStripTooltipProvider', () => {
     vi.useRealTimers()
   })
 
-  it('holds the first preview until an 800 ms hover', () => {
+  it('holds the first preview until a 500 ms hover', () => {
     hover('first tab')
-    advance(799)
+    advance(499)
     expect(screen.queryByText('Build')).toBeNull()
     advance(1)
     expect(screen.getAllByText('Build').length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/TabStripTooltipProvider.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/TabStripTooltipProvider.tsx
index 4d33ac67d00..a6ef31c64ed 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/TabStripTooltipProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/tab-bar/TabStripTooltipProvider.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { TooltipProvider } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 
-export const TAB_TOOLTIP_DELAY_MS = 800
+export const TAB_TOOLTIP_DELAY_MS = 500
 
 export function TabStripTooltipProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }): React.JSX.Element {
   return (
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tab-hover-card.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/tab-hover-card.spec.ts
index 0e2c560ea38..7070993bc1a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/tab-hover-card.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/tab-hover-card.spec.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ test('whole-tab hover cards wait independently on every hover', async ({
 
     // The left padding and icon used to sit outside the terminal title's trigger.
     await orcaPage.mouse.move(firstBox.x + 3, firstBox.y + firstBox.height / 2)
-    await orcaPage.waitForTimeout(600)
+    await orcaPage.waitForTimeout(300)
     await expect(card).toHaveCount(0)
     await expect(cardTitle).toHaveText('Build and test the hover cards')
     const program = card.locator('[data-tab-hover-card-program]')
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test('whole-tab hover cards wait independently on every hover', async ({
     const programBox = await program.boundingBox()
     expect(programBox?.y).toBeGreaterThan((titleBox?.y ?? 0) + (titleBox?.height ?? 0))
     await orcaPage.mouse.move(secondBox.x + 3, secondBox.y + secondBox.height / 2)
-    await orcaPage.waitForTimeout(600)
+    await orcaPage.waitForTimeout(300)
     await expect(card).toHaveCount(0)
     await expect(cardTitle).toHaveText('Review changes')
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ test('whole-tab hover cards wait independently on every hover', async ({
     await expect(card).toHaveCount(0)
 
     await orcaPage.mouse.move(firstBox.x + 3, firstBox.y + firstBox.height / 2)
-    await orcaPage.waitForTimeout(600)
+    await orcaPage.waitForTimeout(300)
     await expect(card).toHaveCount(0)
     await expect(cardTitle).toHaveText('Build and test the hover cards')
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test('whole-tab hover cards wait independently on every hover', async ({
     await orcaPage.mouse.move(firstBox.x + 3, firstBox.y + firstBox.height + 100)
     await expect(card).toHaveCount(0)
     await orcaPage.mouse.move(firstBox.x + 3, firstBox.y + firstBox.height / 2)
-    await orcaPage.waitForTimeout(600)
+    await orcaPage.waitForTimeout(300)
     await expect(card).toHaveCount(0)
     await expect(cardTitle).toHaveText('Build and test the hover cards')