diff --git a/app/api/proxy/route.ts b/app/api/proxy/route.ts
index 8dfacf7..d6b1ac8 100644
--- a/app/api/proxy/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/proxy/route.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
                 if (response.status === 503 && attempt < MAX_RETRIES) {
                     console.warn(`⚠ Got 503 on attempt ${attempt}, retrying... (${url})`);
                     lastError = `503 on attempt ${attempt}`;
-                    // Wait 500ms before retry
-                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+                    // Wait 100ms before retry
+                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
                 lastError = fetchError;
                 if (attempt < MAX_RETRIES) {
                     console.warn(`⚠ Fetch error on attempt ${attempt}, retrying...`, fetchError);
-                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
                 } else {
                     throw fetchError;
                 }
diff --git a/components/search/SearchBox.tsx b/components/search/SearchBox.tsx
index 699d32f..89e898a 100644
--- a/components/search/SearchBox.tsx
+++ b/components/search/SearchBox.tsx
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ export function SearchBox({ onSearch, onClear, initialQuery = '' }: SearchBoxPro
         setQuery(selectedQuery);
         onSearch(selectedQuery);
         // Blur the input after selecting from history
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            inputRef.current?.blur();
-        }, 100);
+        inputRef.current?.blur();
     });
 
     // Update query when initialQuery changes
diff --git a/lib/api/http-utils.ts b/lib/api/http-utils.ts
index 26f3db2..62ffc42 100644
--- a/lib/api/http-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/api/http-utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 const REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 15000;
 const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
-const RETRY_DELAY = 1000;
+const RETRY_DELAY = 200;
 
 /**
  * Fetch with timeout support
diff --git a/lib/hooks/useHomePage.ts b/lib/hooks/useHomePage.ts
index 95f0a5e..2769a55 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/useHomePage.ts
+++ b/lib/hooks/useHomePage.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function useHomePage() {
                 setHasSearched(true);
                 loadCachedResults(cached.results, cached.availableSources);
             } else {
-                setTimeout(() => handleSearch(urlQuery), 100);
+                handleSearch(urlQuery);
             }
         }
     }, [searchParams, loadFromCache, loadCachedResults]);