diff --git a/src/helpers/processes.rs b/src/helpers/processes.rs
index 2a40144..c241d17 100644
--- a/src/helpers/processes.rs
+++ b/src/helpers/processes.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use crate::config::Config;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
-use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc};
-use tokio::process::Command;
+use std::{
+    sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc},
+    time::Duration,
+};
+use tokio::{process::Command, time::sleep};
 
 use super::{
     directories, get_platform_name,
@@ -133,6 +136,8 @@ pub async fn handle_nvim_process(config: &Config, args: &[String]) -> Result<()>
                         _term.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
                     }
                 }
+                // short delay to a void high cpu usage
+                sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
             }
             Err(_) => return Err(anyhow!("Failed to wait on child process")),
         }