diff --git a/packages/transducers/src/xform/drop-nth.ts b/packages/transducers/src/xform/drop-nth.ts
index e32bfcf2b5..7077118311 100644
--- a/packages/transducers/src/xform/drop-nth.ts
+++ b/packages/transducers/src/xform/drop-nth.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { Reducer, Transducer } from "../api";
-import { compR } from "../func/comp";
+import { Transducer } from "../api";
+import { throttle } from "./throttle";
 
 export function dropNth<T>(n: number): Transducer<T, T> {
-    n--;
-    return (rfn: Reducer<any, T>) => {
-        const r = rfn[2];
-        let skip = n;
-        return compR(rfn,
-            (acc, x) => skip-- > 0 ? r(acc, x) : (skip = n, acc));
-    };
+    n = Math.max(0, n - 1);
+    return throttle(
+        () => {
+            let skip = n;
+            return () => skip-- > 0 ? true : (skip = n, false);
+        }
+    );
 }
diff --git a/packages/transducers/src/xform/take-nth.ts b/packages/transducers/src/xform/take-nth.ts
index 334766baf7..8c10e447c7 100644
--- a/packages/transducers/src/xform/take-nth.ts
+++ b/packages/transducers/src/xform/take-nth.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
-import { Reducer, Transducer } from "../api";
-import { compR } from "../func/comp";
+import { Transducer } from "../api";
+import { throttle } from "./throttle";
 
 export function takeNth<T>(n: number): Transducer<T, T> {
-    n--;
-    return (rfn: Reducer<any, T>) => {
-        const r = rfn[2];
-        let skip = 0;
-        return compR(rfn,
-            (acc, x) => {
-                if (skip === 0) {
-                    skip = n;
-                    return r(acc, x);
-                }
-                skip--;
-                return acc;
-            });
-    };
+    n = Math.max(0, n - 1);
+    return throttle(
+        () => {
+            let skip = 0;
+            return () => (skip === 0 ? (skip = n, true) : (skip-- , false));
+        }
+    );
 }
diff --git a/packages/transducers/src/xform/throttle.ts b/packages/transducers/src/xform/throttle.ts
index 37064fdec2..84d78ea1f0 100644
--- a/packages/transducers/src/xform/throttle.ts
+++ b/packages/transducers/src/xform/throttle.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,49 @@
+import { Predicate } from "@thi.ng/api/api";
+
 import { Reducer, Transducer } from "../api";
 import { compR } from "../func/comp";
 
-export function throttle<T>(delay: number): Transducer<T, T> {
+/**
+ * Similar to `filter`, but works with possibly stateful predicates
+ * to achieve rate limiting capabilities. Emits only values when
+ * predicate returns a truthy value.
+ *
+ * To support multiple instances of stateful predicates, the predicate
+ * itself must be wrapped in a no-arg function, which is called when
+ * the transducer initializes. Any stateful initialization of the
+ * predicate MUST be done in this function and the function MUST
+ * return a 1-arg function, the actual predicate applied to each value.
+ *
+ * Also see: `throttleTime()`.
+ *
+ * @param pred
+ */
+export function throttle<T>(pred: () => Predicate<T>): Transducer<T, T> {
     return (rfn: Reducer<any, T>) => {
         const r = rfn[2];
-        let last = 0;
+        const _pred = pred();
         return compR(rfn,
-            (acc, x) => {
-                const t = Date.now();
-                if (t - last >= delay) {
-                    last = t;
-                    acc = r(acc, x);
-                }
-                return acc;
-            });
+            (acc, x) => _pred(x) ? r(acc, x) : acc);
     };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Time-based version of `throttle`. Ignores any new values in the
+ * `delay` interval since the last accepted value.
+ *
+ * **Only to be used in async contexts and NOT with `transduce` directly.**
+ *
+ * Also see: `@thi.ng/rstream` and `@thi.ng/csp` packages.
+ *
+ * @param delay
+ */
+export function throttleTime<T>(delay: number): Transducer<T, T> {
+    return throttle<T>(
+        () => {
+            let last = 0;
+            return () => {
+                const t = Date.now();
+                return t - last >= delay ? (last = t, true) : false;
+            };
+        });
+}