diff --git a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.h b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.h
index b772a95f..f4dc7016 100644
--- a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.h
+++ b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.h
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ NS_SWIFT_NAME(ListAdapterUpdater)
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL allowsBackgroundReloading;
 
+/**
+ Time, in seconds, to wait and coalesce batch updates. Default is 0.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, assign) NSTimeInterval coalescanceTime;
+
 /**
  A bitmask of experiments to conduct on the updater.
  */
diff --git a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
index 6ec98a16..22f5a613 100644
--- a/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
+++ b/Source/IGListAdapterUpdater.m
@@ -369,11 +369,8 @@ void convertReloadToDeleteInsert(NSMutableIndexSet *reloads,
     __weak __typeof__(self) weakSelf = self;
     __weak __typeof__(collectionView) weakCollectionView = collectionView;
 
-    // dispatch_async to give the main queue time to collect more batch updates so that a minimum amount of work
-    // (diffing, etc) is done on main. dispatch_async does not garauntee a full runloop turn will pass though.
-    // see -performUpdateWithCollectionView:fromObjects:toObjects:animated:]objectTransitionBlock:completion: for more
-    // details on how coalescence is done.
-    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+    // dispatch after a given amount of time to coalesce other updates and execute as one
+    dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, self.coalescanceTime * NSEC_PER_SEC), dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
         if (weakSelf.state != IGListBatchUpdateStateIdle
             || ![weakSelf hasChanges]) {
             return;