diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ede20c9..da659a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ A shortcut is defined using an object with at least two fields: `shortcut` and `
   - an object of the form `{ code: string; ctrl?: boolean; shift?: boolean; alt?: boolean }`. Example: `{ code: 'Digit1', shift: true }`.
   - an array of such strings and/or objects. This allows to define aliases for the same handler. Example: `['/', { key: 'k', ctrl: true }]`
 - `handler` is the function that will be called when the shortcut is triggered.
+- `meta` is an optional object that can be used to store any additional information about the shortcut.
+  It will be available in the data returned by `useKbsGlobalList()`.
+- `maxFrequency` is an optional number that defines the maximum number of times the shortcut can be triggered per second.
+  This only affects repeated triggers of the same shortcut when a key is held down.
 
 Use [`key`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/key) when you want to refer to the character written by typing on the key
 and [`code`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/code) when you want to use the physical key code (e.g. `Digit1` for the `1` key).
diff --git a/src/app/Dashboard.tsx b/src/app/Dashboard.tsx
index 865c7e4..24c3796 100644
--- a/src/app/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import Playground from './Playground';
 import { useCounter } from './useCounter';
 
 export default function Dashboard() {
-  const [counter, shortcuts] = useCounter();
+  const [counter, shortcuts] = useCounter({ maxFrequency: 2 });
   useKbsGlobal(shortcuts);
   return (
     <div className="p-4 space-y-8">
       <p>
-        Dashboard counter: {counter}. Press I or C to increment and D to
-        decrement.
+        Dashboard counter: {counter}. Press I or C to increment (max 2 per
+        second if held down) and D to decrement.
       </p>
       <Playground />
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/ProjectsZone2.tsx b/src/app/ProjectsZone2.tsx
index 981dc4a..61fb091 100644
--- a/src/app/ProjectsZone2.tsx
+++ b/src/app/ProjectsZone2.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Playground from './Playground';
 import { useCounter } from './useCounter';
 
 export default function ProjectsZone2() {
-  const [counter, shortcuts] = useCounter(false);
+  const [counter, shortcuts] = useCounter({ allowC: false, maxFrequency: 2 });
   const divProps = useKbs(shortcuts);
   return (
     <div
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export default function ProjectsZone2() {
       className="flex-1 m-4 bg-blue-100 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-600"
     >
       <p>
-        Inner local counter: {counter}. Press I to increment and D to decrement.
+        Inner local counter: {counter}. Press I to increment (max 2 per second
+        if held down) and D to decrement.
       </p>
       <Playground />
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/useCounter.ts b/src/app/useCounter.ts
index 8eab5dc..57bf52c 100644
--- a/src/app/useCounter.ts
+++ b/src/app/useCounter.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
-export function useCounter(allowC = true) {
+import { KbsDefinition } from '../component';
+
+export function useCounter(
+  options: { allowC?: boolean; maxFrequency?: number } = {},
+) {
+  const { allowC = true, maxFrequency } = options;
   const [counter, setCounter] = useState(0);
-  const shortcuts = [
+  const shortcuts: KbsDefinition[] = [
     {
       shortcut: allowC ? ['i', 'c'] : ['i'],
       handler() {
         setCounter((current) => current + 1);
       },
+      maxFrequency,
       meta: { description: 'Increment counter' },
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/component/KbsProvider.tsx b/src/component/KbsProvider.tsx
index 8331640..40c04e1 100644
--- a/src/component/KbsProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/component/KbsProvider.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ import {
 import { KbsDefinition, KbsInternalShortcut } from './types';
 import { cleanShortcuts } from './utils/cleanShortcuts';
 import { combineShortcuts } from './utils/combineShortcuts';
-import { eventToKeyOrCode } from './utils/makeKey';
-import { shouldIgnoreElement } from './utils/shouldIgnoreElement';
+import {
+  getKeyDownHandler,
+  useLastTriggerRef,
+} from './utils/getKeyDownHandler';
 
 export interface KbsProviderProps {
   children: ReactNode;
@@ -86,25 +88,17 @@ function kbsReducer(state: KbsState, action: KbsAction): KbsState {
 
 export function KbsProvider(props: KbsProviderProps) {
   const [kbsState, kbsDispatch] = useReducer(kbsReducer, initialKbsState);
+  const lastTrigger = useLastTriggerRef();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (kbsState.disableCount !== 0) return;
-    function handleKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
-      if (shouldIgnoreElement(event.target as HTMLElement)) {
-        return;
-      }
-      const { key, code } = eventToKeyOrCode(event);
-      const shortcut =
-        kbsState.combinedShortcuts[key] ?? kbsState.combinedShortcuts[code];
-      if (shortcut) {
-        event.stopPropagation();
-        event.preventDefault();
-        shortcut.handler(event);
-      }
-    }
+    const handleKeyDown = getKeyDownHandler(
+      lastTrigger,
+      kbsState.combinedShortcuts,
+    );
     document.body.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
     return () => document.body.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
-  }, [kbsState.disableCount, kbsState.combinedShortcuts]);
+  }, [kbsState.disableCount, kbsState.combinedShortcuts, lastTrigger]);
 
   return (
     <kbsContext.Provider value={kbsState}>
diff --git a/src/component/hooks/useKbs.ts b/src/component/hooks/useKbs.ts
index 7cbfea5..987cbcf 100644
--- a/src/component/hooks/useKbs.ts
+++ b/src/component/hooks/useKbs.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,22 @@
-import { useCallback, useMemo, KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { KbsDefinition } from '../types';
 import { cleanShortcuts } from '../utils/cleanShortcuts';
 import { combineShortcuts } from '../utils/combineShortcuts';
-import { eventToKeyOrCode } from '../utils/makeKey';
-import { shouldIgnoreElement } from '../utils/shouldIgnoreElement';
+import {
+  getKeyDownHandler,
+  useLastTriggerRef,
+} from '../utils/getKeyDownHandler';
 
 export function useKbs(shortcuts: KbsDefinition[]) {
+  const lastTrigger = useLastTriggerRef();
   const combinedShortcuts = useMemo(
     () => combineShortcuts(cleanShortcuts([shortcuts])),
     [shortcuts],
   );
-  const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
-    function handleKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
-      if (shouldIgnoreElement(event.target as HTMLElement)) {
-        return;
-      }
-      const { key, code } = eventToKeyOrCode(event);
-      const shortcut = combinedShortcuts[key] ?? combinedShortcuts[code];
-      if (shortcut) {
-        event.preventDefault();
-        event.stopPropagation();
-        shortcut.handler(event);
-      }
-    },
-    [combinedShortcuts],
+  const handleKeyDown = useMemo(
+    () => getKeyDownHandler(lastTrigger, combinedShortcuts),
+    [lastTrigger, combinedShortcuts],
   );
   return { tabIndex: 0, onKeyDown: handleKeyDown };
 }
diff --git a/src/component/types.ts b/src/component/types.ts
index 23128cd..7d3cce2 100644
--- a/src/component/types.ts
+++ b/src/component/types.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,23 @@ export type KbsHandler = (
 export interface KbsMetadata {}
 
 export interface KbsDefinition {
+  /**
+   * The definition of key(s) that will trigger the shortcut.
+   */
   shortcut: string | KbsKeyDefinition | Array<string | KbsKeyDefinition>;
+  /**
+   * The handler function to call when the shortcut is triggered.
+   */
   handler: KbsHandler;
+  /**
+   * Optional metadata to store with the shortcut.
+   */
   meta?: KbsMetadata;
+  /**
+   * If specified, the shortcut will be triggered at most `maxFrequency` times
+   * per second when a key is held down.
+   */
+  maxFrequency?: number;
 }
 
 export interface KbsShortcut {
@@ -39,4 +53,5 @@ export interface KbsShortcut {
 
 export interface KbsInternalShortcut extends KbsShortcut {
   handler: KbsHandler;
+  maxFrequency: number;
 }
diff --git a/src/component/utils/cleanShortcuts.ts b/src/component/utils/cleanShortcuts.ts
index 94dd478..9b2540f 100644
--- a/src/component/utils/cleanShortcuts.ts
+++ b/src/component/utils/cleanShortcuts.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export function cleanShortcuts(
         aliases,
         handler: definition.handler,
         meta: definition.meta,
+        maxFrequency: definition.maxFrequency ?? 0,
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/component/utils/getKeyDownHandler.ts b/src/component/utils/getKeyDownHandler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e227f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/component/utils/getKeyDownHandler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import {
+  KeyboardEvent as ReactKeyboardEvent,
+  MutableRefObject,
+  useRef,
+} from 'react';
+
+import { KbsInternalShortcut } from '../types';
+
+import { eventToKeyOrCode } from './makeKey';
+import { shouldIgnoreElement } from './shouldIgnoreElement';
+
+export interface LastTriggerData {
+  keyOrCode: string;
+  timestamp: number;
+}
+
+export function useLastTriggerRef() {
+  return useRef<LastTriggerData>({ keyOrCode: '', timestamp: 0 });
+}
+
+export function getKeyDownHandler(
+  lastTrigger: MutableRefObject<LastTriggerData>,
+  combinedShortcuts: Record<string, KbsInternalShortcut>,
+) {
+  return function handleKeyDown(
+    event: KeyboardEvent | ReactKeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>,
+  ) {
+    if (shouldIgnoreElement(event.target as HTMLElement)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const { key, code } = eventToKeyOrCode(event);
+    let keyOrCode;
+    let shortcut;
+    if (combinedShortcuts[key]) {
+      shortcut = combinedShortcuts[key];
+      keyOrCode = key;
+    } else {
+      shortcut = combinedShortcuts[code];
+      keyOrCode = code;
+    }
+    if (shortcut) {
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      event.preventDefault();
+
+      if (shortcut.maxFrequency > 0) {
+        const now = performance.now();
+        if (
+          event.repeat &&
+          lastTrigger.current.keyOrCode === keyOrCode &&
+          now - lastTrigger.current.timestamp < 1000 / shortcut.maxFrequency
+        ) {
+          return;
+        }
+        lastTrigger.current = { keyOrCode, timestamp: now };
+      }
+
+      shortcut.handler(event);
+    }
+  };
+}