diff --git a/src/placeholder_polyfill.jquery.js b/src/placeholder_polyfill.jquery.js
index 81b2287..cfe65d9 100644
--- a/src/placeholder_polyfill.jquery.js
+++ b/src/placeholder_polyfill.jquery.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             var input = $(this),
                 text = input.attr('placeholder'),
                 id = input.attr('id'),
-                label,placeholder,titleNeeded,polyfilled;
+                label,placeholder,titleNeeded,polyfilled,timerId;
 
             function onFocusIn() {
                 if(!o.options.hideOnFocus && window.requestAnimationFrame){
@@ -152,8 +152,11 @@
             showPlaceholderIfEmpty(input,o.options);
 
             // reformat on window resize and optional reformat on font resize - requires: http://www.tomdeater.com/jquery/onfontresize/
-            $(document).bind("fontresize resize", function(){
-                positionPlaceholder(placeholder,input);
+            $(window).bind("fontresize resize", function(){
+                if (timerId) clearTimeout(timerId);
+                timerId = setTimeout(function() {
+                    positionPlaceholder(placeholder,input);
+                }, 500);
             });
 
             // optional reformat when a textarea is being resized - requires http://benalman.com/projects/jquery-resize-plugin/