diff --git a/src/js/helpers/delay.js b/src/js/helpers/delay.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c844bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/helpers/delay.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+var $ = require('jquery');
+
+module.exports = function (time) {
+  var deferred = $.Deferred();
+
+  setTimeout(function () {
+    deferred.resolve();
+  }, time);
+
+  return deferred.promise();
+};
diff --git a/src/js/monkey.js b/src/js/monkey.js
index 0f7df55..d109f71 100644
--- a/src/js/monkey.js
+++ b/src/js/monkey.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ window.Monkey = module.exports = (function () {
       icons: $monkeyContainer.data('icons'), // Display character icons under letters? true, false
       monkeyType: 'auto', // auto, desktop, mobile
       animateName: true,
+      minDelay: 0,
 
       server: 'https://secure.lostmy.name/widgets/actuallymonkey.json?callback=?',
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ window.Monkey = module.exports = (function () {
 
     this.$events = $({});
 
-    var promise = Monkey._getData(options)
+    var promise = $.when(Monkey._getData(options), Monkey.helpers.delay(options.minDelay))
       .then(Monkey._calculateMonkey(options.monkeyType))
       .then(Monkey._generateUrls(options.preload))
       .then(Monkey._generateHtml(options.lang))
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ window.Monkey = module.exports = (function () {
 
   Monkey.helpers = {};
   Monkey.helpers.Monkey = Monkey;
+  Monkey.helpers.delay = require('./helpers/delay');
   Monkey.helpers.handleReplace = require('./helpers/handleReplace');
   Monkey.helpers.isMobile = require('./helpers/isMobile');
   Monkey.helpers.preload = require('./helpers/preload');
diff --git a/test/helpers.spec.js b/test/helpers.spec.js
index 0af5ca1..2c39e33 100644
--- a/test/helpers.spec.js
+++ b/test/helpers.spec.js
@@ -61,4 +61,13 @@ describe('Monkey helpers', function () {
       cb();
     });
   });
+
+  it('should have a delay helper', function () {
+    var time = Date.now();
+
+    return helpers.delay(40)
+      .then(function () {
+        (Date.now() - time).should.be.within(39, 45);
+      });
+  });
 });