diff --git a/bin/packages/watch.js b/bin/packages/watch.js
index c74fe095f06d8d..69256b7937c5b4 100644
--- a/bin/packages/watch.js
+++ b/bin/packages/watch.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ getPackages().forEach( ( p ) => {
 		fs.accessSync( srcDir, fs.F_OK );
 		watch(
 			path.resolve( p, 'src' ),
-			{ recursive: true },
+			{ recursive: true, delay: 500 },
 			( event, filename ) => {
 				if ( ! isSourceFile( filename ) ) {
 					return;
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 834792a55e6450..9ae4c4743c7dfc 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	].filter( Boolean ),
 	watchOptions: {
 		ignored: '!packages/*/!(src)/**/*',
+		aggregateTimeout: 500,
 	},
 	devtool,
 };