diff --git a/plugins/counter/plugin.js b/plugins/counter/plugin.js
index 28ce728..2c66e28 100644
--- a/plugins/counter/plugin.js
+++ b/plugins/counter/plugin.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 ( function(){
   var emptyHtml = '<span class="cke_empty">&nbsp;</span>';
+  var countTimeout = '';
   CKEDITOR.plugins.add( 'counter',
   {
     init : function( editor )
@@ -52,11 +53,29 @@
 
       editor.on( 'dataReady', count );
       editor.on( 'blur', count );
-      editor.on( 'focus', count );
+      editor.on ( 'focus', count );
     // Almost useless
     //editor.on( 'saveSnapshot', count );
     // Requires too much resources
     //editor.on( 'key', count );
+      editor.on('key', function(e) {
+        switch (e.data.keyCode) {
+          case 32:
+            if (countTimeout) {
+              clearTimeout(countTimeout);
+            }
+            count(e);
+            break;
+          default:
+              if (countTimeout) {
+                clearTimeout(countTimeout);
+              }
+              countTimeout = setTimeout(function(){
+                count(e);
+              }, 2000);
+            break;
+        }
+      });
     }
   });
 })();