diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index f67f680..0524685 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -27,5 +27,9 @@ set -g @continuum-restore 'on'
 # Turn on focus events, used by (for example) Vim.
 set -g focus-events on
 
+# Reduce time waited to see if a key is escape alone or an escape sequence.
+set -sg escape-time 10
+
 # Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
 run -b '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
+