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Long answer questions - Lag in typing?

  • July 8, 2021
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Hello everyone!

We’ve got some feedback from various participants that there’s a lag in typing for the long answer responses which made it a bit frustrating to write. Has anyone experienced this and know how to improve it?

 

Thank you!

Best answer by soopi25

@Mariana @Liz @Mon8 The developers have just released a fix and when I test it, it’s now resolved!

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Liz
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  • July 8, 2021

Hi @soopi25 Thanks for stopping by the community! Would you mind sharing the URL of the form (and if it’s embedded, that URL) so we can test this? Additionally, is there any particular device or browser this is occurring on? Thanks in advance!


  • Navigating the Land
  • July 9, 2021

I am having the same issue. Several clients (and myself when testing) have this issue. There is a 3 second lag from the time you start typing to when it actually appears on screen. I tried different browsers - same issue.

 

Link to form: https://x4u3s6zdh6r.typeform.com/to/l1V13kBK


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  • July 9, 2021

@Mon8 I’ve reached out directly to Typeform and their developers are looking into it. I’ll post any advice or solutions they give me.


Liz
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  • July 9, 2021

Keep us posted on any solutions, @soopi25 !


Mariana
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  • July 16, 2021

Hi @soopi25. Happy Friday!

 

We'd love to know more about the resolution of your case. Do you mind sharing with us if it has been solved? =) We're looking forward to hearing good news! 


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  • July 16, 2021

@Mariana @Liz @Mon8 The developers have just released a fix and when I test it, it’s now resolved!


Mariana
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  • July 16, 2021

That's awesome, @soopi25! Thank you very much for letting us know :grin:  

 

Have a great weekend!


  • Navigating the Land
  • January 29, 2024

Is anyone else still having this issue? Both short form and long form text boxes on one of my forms is laggy - there’s a delay in typing and it gets worse the further into the form you go. I reached out to support but they said everything looked fine and I shouldn’t be having any issues. We’ve tried multiple computers, browsers and networks. Any ideas?


  • Navigating the Land
  • February 10, 2026

I am still having this issue. Looking at the Browser Console shows repeated display of this message.

Seems to me like a loop going thru your forms which cause the Interaction delay. 

I would suggest have your developer check this loop and come up with a solution. 


  • Navigating the Land
  • February 10, 2026

I am still having this issue. Looking at the Browser Console shows repeated display of this message.

Seems to me like a loop going thru your forms which cause the Interaction delay. 

I would suggest have your developer check this loop and come up with a solution. 

In addition, aside from the initial loop when your form loads, this message also appears every keypress which causes additional delay. 


john.desborough
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  • February 10, 2026

@Darwin - can you take a short video of the issue? is this a native form at Typeform or embedded on a site (where they may be conflicts with pop-ups, antivirus, etc)?

just checking

des


  • Navigating the Land
  • February 10, 2026

@john.desborough - here is the link to my form https://gcheck.typeform.com/to/TX9Cg5oY . Before you navigate, open you Developer Tools tab and click the Console to see the multiple logs its creating. I will record a video if you can’t replicate it

 


  • Navigating the Land
  • February 11, 2026

Here is the video link https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/49311838?key=d32ed9dbedb2a3321ca75cac9d3aa3c9 
 

Screenshot with annotations below.

 

 


Grace
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  • February 11, 2026

Hey ​@Darwin thanks for sharing the link, I’ve spoken with our technical support team about this, who do sometimes see a lag in very large forms, which I don’t think yours is. Would you mind submitting a ticket to them via https://help.typeform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new so they can investigate the issue? 🙏


  • Navigating the Land
  • February 11, 2026

Hey ​@Darwin thanks for sharing the link, I’ve spoken with our technical support team about this, who do sometimes see a lag in very large forms, which I don’t think yours is. Would you mind submitting a ticket to them via https://help.typeform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new so they can investigate the issue? 🙏

Hi ​@Grace,

Thanks for providing the link.

I have filed and submitted the request (see link below); hope they could issue a fix soon as we need to demo this to a client in a few days. 

Typing Lag in Long‑Answer Text Fields – Help Center