diff --git a/dist/easyzoom.js b/dist/easyzoom.js
index ac0d313..e4902bd 100644
--- a/dist/easyzoom.js
+++ b/dist/easyzoom.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*!
  * @name        EasyZoom
  * @author      Matt Hinchliffe <>
- * @modified    Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
+ * @modified    Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
  * @version     2.3.1
- */!function(a){"use strict";function b(b,c){this.$target=a(b),this.opts=a.extend({},i,c,this.$target.data()),void 0===this.isOpen&&this._init()}var c,d,e,f,g,h,i={loadingNotice:"Loading image",errorNotice:"The image could not be loaded",errorDuration:2500,preventClicks:!0,onShow:a.noop,onHide:a.noop,onMove:a.noop};b.prototype._init=function(){this.$link=this.$target.find("a"),this.$image=this.$target.find("img"),this.$flyout=a('<div class="easyzoom-flyout" />'),this.$notice=a('<div class="easyzoom-notice" />'),this.$target.on({"mousemove.easyzoom touchmove.easyzoom":a.proxy(this._onMove,this),"mouseleave.easyzoom touchend.easyzoom":a.proxy(this._onLeave,this),"mouseenter.easyzoom touchstart.easyzoom":a.proxy(this._onEnter,this)}),this.opts.preventClicks&&this.$target.on("click.easyzoom",function(a){a.preventDefault()})},b.prototype.show=function(a,b){var g,h,i,j,k=this;return this.isReady?(this.$target.append(this.$flyout),g=this.$target.width(),h=this.$target.height(),i=this.$flyout.width(),j=this.$flyout.height(),c=this.$zoom.width()-i,d=this.$zoom.height()-j,e=c/g,f=d/h,this.isOpen=!0,this.opts.onShow.call(this),void(a&&this._move(a))):this._loadImage(this.$link.attr("href"),function(){(k.isMouseOver||!b)&&k.show(a)})},b.prototype._onEnter=function(a){var b=a.originalEvent.touches;this.isMouseOver=!0,b&&1!=b.length||(a.preventDefault(),this.show(a,!0))},b.prototype._onMove=function(a){this.isOpen&&(a.preventDefault(),this._move(a))},b.prototype._onLeave=function(){this.isMouseOver=!1,this.isOpen&&this.hide()},b.prototype._onLoad=function(a){a.currentTarget.width&&(this.isReady=!0,this.$notice.detach(),this.$flyout.html(this.$zoom),this.$target.removeClass("is-loading").addClass("is-ready"),a.data.call&&a.data())},b.prototype._onError=function(){var a=this;this.$notice.text(this.opts.errorNotice),this.$target.removeClass("is-loading").addClass("is-error"),this.detachNotice=setTimeout(function(){a.$notice.detach(),a.detachNotice=null},this.opts.errorDuration)},b.prototype._loadImage=function(b,c){var d=new Image;this.$target.addClass("is-loading").append(this.$notice.text(this.opts.loadingNotice)),this.$zoom=a(d).on("error",a.proxy(this._onError,this)).on("load",c,a.proxy(this._onLoad,this)),d.style.position="absolute",d.src=b},b.prototype._move=function(a){if(0===a.type.indexOf("touch")){var b=a.touches||a.originalEvent.touches;g=b[0].pageX,h=b[0].pageY}else g=a.pageX||g,h=a.pageY||h;var i=this.$target.offset(),j=h-i.top,k=g-i.left,l=Math.ceil(j*f),m=Math.ceil(k*e);if(0>m||0>l||m>c||l>d)this.hide();else{var n=-1*l,o=-1*m;this.$zoom.css({top:n,left:o}),this.opts.onMove.call(this,n,o)}},b.prototype.hide=function(){this.isOpen&&(this.$flyout.detach(),this.isOpen=!1,this.opts.onHide.call(this))},b.prototype.swap=function(b,c,d){this.hide(),this.isReady=!1,this.detachNotice&&clearTimeout(this.detachNotice),this.$notice.parent().length&&this.$notice.detach(),this.$target.removeClass("is-loading is-ready is-error"),this.$image.attr({src:b,srcset:a.isArray(d)?d.join():d}),this.$link.attr("href",c)},b.prototype.teardown=function(){this.hide(),this.$target.off(".easyzoom").removeClass("is-loading is-ready is-error"),this.detachNotice&&clearTimeout(this.detachNotice),delete this.$link,delete this.$zoom,delete this.$image,delete this.$notice,delete this.$flyout,delete this.isOpen,delete this.isReady},a.fn.easyZoom=function(c){return this.each(function(){var d=a.data(this,"easyZoom");d?void 0===d.isOpen&&d._init():a.data(this,"easyZoom",new b(this,c))})},"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(function(){return b}):"undefined"!=typeof module&&module.exports&&(module.exports=b)}(jQuery);
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+ */!function(a){"use strict";function b(b,c){this.$target=a(b),this.opts=a.extend({},i,c,this.$target.data()),void 0===this.isOpen&&this._init()}var c,d,e,f,g,h,i={loadingNotice:"Loading image",errorNotice:"The image could not be loaded",errorDuration:2500,preventClicks:!0,onShow:a.noop,onHide:a.noop,onMove:a.noop,showDelay:0};b.prototype._init=function(){this.$link=this.$target.find("a"),this.$image=this.$target.find("img"),this.$flyout=a('<div class="easyzoom-flyout" />'),this.$notice=a('<div class="easyzoom-notice" />'),this.$target.on({"mousemove.easyzoom touchmove.easyzoom":a.proxy(this._onMove,this),"mouseleave.easyzoom touchend.easyzoom":a.proxy(this._onLeave,this),"mouseenter.easyzoom touchstart.easyzoom":a.proxy(this._onEnter,this)}),this.opts.preventClicks&&this.$target.on("click.easyzoom",function(a){a.preventDefault()})},b.prototype.show=function(b,g){var h,i,j,k,l=this;if(!this.isReady)return this._loadImage(this.$link.attr("href"),function(){(l.isMouseOver||!g)&&l.show(b)});var m=a.proxy(function(){this.$target.append(this.$flyout),h=this.$target.width(),i=this.$target.height(),j=this.$flyout.width(),k=this.$flyout.height(),c=this.$zoom.width()-j,d=this.$zoom.height()-k,e=c/h,f=d/i,this.isOpen=!0,this.opts.onShow.call(this),b&&this._move(b)},this);this.opts.showDelay?window.setTimeout(m,this.opts.showDelay):m()},b.prototype._onEnter=function(a){var b=a.originalEvent.touches;this.isMouseOver=!0,b&&1!=b.length||(a.preventDefault(),this.show(a,!0))},b.prototype._onMove=function(a){this.isOpen&&(a.preventDefault(),this._move(a))},b.prototype._onLeave=function(){this.isMouseOver=!1,this.isOpen&&this.hide()},b.prototype._onLoad=function(a){a.currentTarget.width&&(this.isReady=!0,this.$notice.detach(),this.$flyout.html(this.$zoom),this.$target.removeClass("is-loading").addClass("is-ready"),a.data.call&&a.data())},b.prototype._onError=function(){var a=this;this.$notice.text(this.opts.errorNotice),this.$target.removeClass("is-loading").addClass("is-error"),this.detachNotice=setTimeout(function(){a.$notice.detach(),a.detachNotice=null},this.opts.errorDuration)},b.prototype._loadImage=function(b,c){var d=new Image;this.$target.addClass("is-loading").append(this.$notice.text(this.opts.loadingNotice)),this.$zoom=a(d).on("error",a.proxy(this._onError,this)).on("load",c,a.proxy(this._onLoad,this)),d.style.position="absolute",d.src=b},b.prototype._move=function(a){if(0===a.type.indexOf("touch")){var b=a.touches||a.originalEvent.touches;g=b[0].pageX,h=b[0].pageY}else g=a.pageX||g,h=a.pageY||h;var i=this.$target.offset(),j=h-i.top,k=g-i.left,l=Math.ceil(j*f),m=Math.ceil(k*e);if(0>m||0>l||m>c||l>d)this.hide();else{var n=-1*l,o=-1*m;this.$zoom.css({top:n,left:o}),this.opts.onMove.call(this,n,o)}},b.prototype.hide=function(){this.isOpen&&(this.$flyout.detach(),this.isOpen=!1,this.opts.onHide.call(this))},b.prototype.swap=function(b,c,d){this.hide(),this.isReady=!1,this.detachNotice&&clearTimeout(this.detachNotice),this.$notice.parent().length&&this.$notice.detach(),this.$target.removeClass("is-loading is-ready is-error"),this.$image.attr({src:b,srcset:a.isArray(d)?d.join():d}),this.$link.attr("href",c)},b.prototype.teardown=function(){this.hide(),this.$target.off(".easyzoom").removeClass("is-loading is-ready is-error"),this.detachNotice&&clearTimeout(this.detachNotice),delete this.$link,delete this.$zoom,delete this.$image,delete this.$notice,delete this.$flyout,delete this.isOpen,delete this.isReady},a.fn.easyZoom=function(c){return this.each(function(){var d=a.data(this,"easyZoom");d?void 0===d.isOpen&&d._init():a.data(this,"easyZoom",new b(this,c))})},"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(function(){return b}):"undefined"!=typeof module&&module.exports&&(module.exports=b)}(jQuery);
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 851ed0e..df49cfb 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ <h2>
 					<tr>
 						<td><var>errorDuration</var></td>
 						<td><code>2500</code></td>
-						<td>The time (in milliseconds) to display the error notice</td>
+						<td>The time (in milliseconds) to display the error notice.</td>
 					</tr>
 					<tr>
 						<td><var>preventClicks</var></td>
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ <h2>
 						<td><code>$.noop</code></td>
 						<td>Callback function to execute when the flyout is removed.</td>
 					</tr>
+					<tr>
+						<td><var>showDelay</var></td>
+						<td><code>0</code></td>
+						<td>The amount of time (in milliseconds) that should pass between mouseenter and displaying the zoom image.</td>
+					</tr>
 				</tbody>
 			</table>
 
diff --git a/src/easyzoom.js b/src/easyzoom.js
index bf15fe0..c089228 100644
--- a/src/easyzoom.js
+++ b/src/easyzoom.js
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
         onHide: $.noop,
 
         // Callback function to execute when the cursor is moved while over the image.
-        onMove: $.noop
+        onMove: $.noop,
+
+        // The amount of time (in milliseconds) that should pass between mouseenter and displaying the zoom image
+        showDelay: 0
 
     };
 
@@ -81,25 +84,33 @@
             });
         }
 
-        this.$target.append(this.$flyout);
+        var appendFunction = $.proxy(function () {
+            this.$target.append(this.$flyout);
+
+            w1 = this.$target.width();
+            h1 = this.$target.height();
 
-        w1 = this.$target.width();
-        h1 = this.$target.height();
+            w2 = this.$flyout.width();
+            h2 = this.$flyout.height();
 
-        w2 = this.$flyout.width();
-        h2 = this.$flyout.height();
+            dw = this.$zoom.width() - w2;
+            dh = this.$zoom.height() - h2;
 
-        dw = this.$zoom.width() - w2;
-        dh = this.$zoom.height() - h2;
+            rw = dw / w1;
+            rh = dh / h1;
 
-        rw = dw / w1;
-        rh = dh / h1;
+            this.isOpen = true;
 
-        this.isOpen = true;
+            this.opts.onShow.call(this);
 
-        this.opts.onShow.call(this);
+            e && this._move(e);
+        }, this);
 
-        e && this._move(e);
+        if (this.opts.showDelay) {
+            window.setTimeout(appendFunction, this.opts.showDelay);
+        } else {
+            appendFunction();
+        }
     };
 
     /**