diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 288fef7..36fd0b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ for more detailed props, please refer to below:
 | data            | The words array                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `{ text: string, value: number }>[]`                                 | ✓        |
 | width           | Width of the layout (px)                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `number`                                                             |          | `700`                                       |
 | height          | Height of the layout (px)                                                                                                                                                                                                | `number`                                                             |          | `600`                                       |
+| timeInterval    | The maximum amount of time that can be spent during the current timestep (ms). Prevents the layout from getting stuck.                                                                                                   | `number`                                                             |          | `Infinity`                                  |
 | font            | The font accessor function, which indicates the font face for each word. A constant may be specified instead of a function.                                                                                              | `string \| (d) => string`                                            |          | `'serif'`                                   |
 | fontStyle       | The fontStyle accessor function, which indicates the font style for each word. A constant may be specified instead of a function.                                                                                        | `string \| (d) => string`                                            |          | `'normal'`                                  |
 | fontWeight      | The fontWeight accessor function, which indicates the font weight for each word. A constant may be specified instead of a function.                                                                                      | `string \| number \| (d) => string \| number`                        |          | `'normal'`                                  |
diff --git a/src/WordCloud.tsx b/src/WordCloud.tsx
index 5963d97..f00b870 100644
--- a/src/WordCloud.tsx
+++ b/src/WordCloud.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type WordCloudProps = {
   data: Datum[];
   width?: number;
   height?: number;
+  timeInterval?: number;
   font?: string | ((word: Word, index: number) => string);
   fontStyle?: string | ((word: Word, index: number) => string);
   fontWeight?:
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ function WordCloud({
   data,
   width = 700,
   height = 600,
+  timeInterval,
   font = 'serif',
   fontStyle = 'normal',
   fontWeight = 'normal',
@@ -130,6 +132,10 @@ function WordCloud({
       }
     });
 
+  if (timeInterval) {
+    layout.timeInterval(timeInterval);
+  }
+
   layout.start();
 
   return el.toReact();