diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
index dc3b2a7545d..bdb684494f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 enum {
-    UPDATE_OUTLINE_INTERVAL = 150,
-    UPDATE_USES_INTERVAL = 300
+    UPDATE_OUTLINE_INTERVAL = 500,
+    UPDATE_USES_INTERVAL = 500
 };
 
 using namespace CPlusPlus;