diff --git a/frontend/src/services/comboboxItemService.ts b/frontend/src/services/comboboxItemService.ts
index 77197cb36a..c06e8c2051 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/comboboxItemService.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/comboboxItemService.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,45 @@ type ComboboxItemService = {
   ) => (filter?: string) => Promise<ServiceResponse<ComboboxItem[]>>
 }
 
+// Function to debounce the actual HTTP request
+function debounce(
+  func: (
+    endpoint: Endpoint,
+    filter?: string,
+    size?: number,
+  ) => Promise<ServiceResponse<ComboboxItem[]>>,
+  delay: number,
+) {
+  let timeoutId: NodeJS.Timeout
+
+  return async function (
+    endpoint: Endpoint,
+    filter?: string,
+    size?: number,
+  ): Promise<ServiceResponse<ComboboxItem[]>> {
+    clearTimeout(timeoutId)
+
+    return new Promise<ServiceResponse<ComboboxItem[]>>(async (resolve) => {
+      timeoutId = setTimeout(async () => {
+        const result = await func(endpoint, filter, size)
+        resolve(result)
+      }, delay)
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+// Debounced version of the fetchFromEndpoint function
+const debouncedFetch = debounce(fetchFromEndpoint, 400) // Set your desired delay in milliseconds
+
+async function fetchFromEndpointDebounced(
+  endpoint: Endpoint,
+  filter?: string,
+  size?: number,
+) {
+  return debouncedFetch(endpoint, filter, size)
+}
+
+// Modify your service to use the debounced function
 const service: ComboboxItemService = {
   filterItems: (items: ComboboxItem[]) => (filter?: string) => {
     const filteredItems = filter
@@ -121,19 +160,22 @@ const service: ComboboxItemService = {
     return Promise.resolve({ status: 200, data: filteredItems })
   },
   getCourts: async (filter?: string) =>
-    await fetchFromEndpoint(Endpoint.courts, filter),
+    await fetchFromEndpointDebounced(Endpoint.courts, filter),
   getDocumentTypes: async (filter?: string) =>
-    await fetchFromEndpoint(Endpoint.documentTypes, filter),
+    await fetchFromEndpointDebounced(Endpoint.documentTypes, filter),
   getFieldOfLawSearchByIdentifier: async (filter?: string) =>
-    await fetchFromEndpoint(Endpoint.fieldOfLawSearchByIdentifier, filter),
+    await fetchFromEndpointDebounced(
+      Endpoint.fieldOfLawSearchByIdentifier,
+      filter,
+    ),
   getRisAbbreviations: async (filter?: string) =>
-    await fetchFromEndpoint(Endpoint.risAbbreviations, filter),
+    await fetchFromEndpointDebounced(Endpoint.risAbbreviations, filter),
   getRisAbbreviationsAwesome: async (filter?: string) =>
-    await fetchFromEndpoint(Endpoint.risAbbreviationsAwesome, filter),
+    await fetchFromEndpointDebounced(Endpoint.risAbbreviationsAwesome, filter),
   getCitationTypes: async (filter?: string) =>
-    await fetchFromEndpoint(Endpoint.citationTypes, filter),
+    await fetchFromEndpointDebounced(Endpoint.citationTypes, filter),
   getProcedures: async (filter?: string) =>
-    await fetchFromEndpoint(Endpoint.procedures, filter, 10),
+    await fetchFromEndpointDebounced(Endpoint.procedures, filter, 10),
 }
 
 export default service