diff --git a/core/misc/machine-name.js b/core/misc/machine-name.js
index 559bc88..7214a27 100644
--- a/core/misc/machine-name.js
+++ b/core/misc/machine-name.js
@@ -249,13 +249,38 @@
      *   The transliterated source string.
      */
     transliterate: function (source, settings) {
-      return $.get(drupalSettings.path.basePath + 'machine_name/transliterate', {
+      var now = Date.now();
+
+      // Number of milliseconds to wait between calls to the server. This avoids
+      // flooding the server with requests as a user is typing.
+      // @TODO: make this configurable?
+      this.delay = 250;
+
+      if ('undefined' != typeof this.lastCalled && 'undefined' != typeof this.cachedResult && (now - this.lastCalled <= this.delay)) {
+        // Make sure we make one final call to the server to capture the final
+        // characters typed.
+        var self = this;
+        if ('undefined' != typeof this.finalCallback) {
+          clearTimeout(this.finalCallback);
+        }
+        this.finalCallback = setTimeout(function() {
+          self.transliterate(source, settings);
+        }, this.delay);
+
+        return this.cachedResult;
+      }
+
+      // Updated cached results with the latest from the server.
+      this.lastCalled = now;
+      this.cachedResult = $.get(drupalSettings.path.basePath + 'machine_name/transliterate', {
         text: source,
         langcode: drupalSettings.langcode,
         replace_pattern: settings.replace_pattern,
         replace: settings.replace,
         lowercase: true
       });
+
+      return this.cachedResult;
     }
   });