diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed08726e..c394cc4e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ All props are optional, but if you are not rendering a header, you'd be probably
 | `disableSnap?`              | Disable the snap animation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `false`                 |
 | `renderTabBar?`             | Same as [renderTabBar](https://github.com/satya164/react-native-tab-view#rendertabbar) of the original [TabView](https://github.com/satya164/react-native-tab-view#tabview), but with the additional `isGliding` property.                                                              | `undefined`             |
 | `snapThreshold?`            | Percentage of header height to make the snap effect. A number between 0 and 1.                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `0.5`                   |
+| `snapTimeout?`              | How long to wait before initiating the snap effect, in milliseconds.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `100`                   |
 | `onHeaderHeightChange?`     | Callback fired when the `headerHeight` state value inside `CollapsibleTabView` will be updated in the `onLayout` event from the tab/header container.<br/><br/> Useful to call layout animations. Example:<br/><br/><pre lang="js">() => {LayoutAnimation.configureNext(preset)};</pre> | `undefined`             |
 | `routeKeyProp?`             | The property from the `routes` map to use for the active route key.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `key`                   |
 
diff --git a/src/CollapsibleTabView.tsx b/src/CollapsibleTabView.tsx
index d98dfca2..3bc99016 100644
--- a/src/CollapsibleTabView.tsx
+++ b/src/CollapsibleTabView.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ export type Props<T extends Route> = Partial<TabViewProps<T>> &
      * 0 and 1. Default is 0.5.
      */
     snapThreshold?: number;
+    /**
+     * How long to wait before initiating the snap effect, in milliseconds.
+     * Default is 100
+     */
+    snapTimeout?: number;
     /**
      * The property from the `routes` map to use for the active route key
      * Default is 'key'
@@ -106,19 +111,34 @@ const CollapsibleTabView = <T extends Route>({
   renderTabBar: customRenderTabBar,
   onHeaderHeightChange,
   snapThreshold = 0.5,
+  snapTimeout = 100,
   routeKeyProp = 'key',
   ...tabViewProps
 }: React.PropsWithoutRef<Props<T>>): React.ReactElement => {
   const [headerHeight, setHeaderHeight] = React.useState(initialHeaderHeight);
-  const scrollY = React.useRef<Animated.Value>(animatedValue).current;
+  const scrollY = React.useRef(animatedValue);
   const listRefArr = React.useRef<{ key: T['key']; value?: ScrollRef }[]>([]);
   const listOffset = React.useRef<{ [key: string]: number }>({});
   const isGliding = React.useRef(false);
+  /** Used to keep track if the user is actively scrolling */
+  const isUserScrolling = React.useRef(false);
+
+  const [canSnap, setCanSnap] = React.useState(false);
+
+  const activateSnapDebounced = useDebouncedCallback(
+    () => {
+      if (!isUserScrolling.current) {
+        setCanSnap(true);
+      }
+    },
+    snapTimeout,
+    { trailing: true, leading: false }
+  );
 
   const [translateY, setTranslateY] = React.useState(
     headerHeight === 0
       ? 0
-      : scrollY.interpolate({
+      : scrollY.current.interpolate({
           inputRange: [0, Math.max(headerHeight, 0)],
           outputRange: [0, -headerHeight],
           extrapolateRight: 'clamp',
@@ -126,24 +146,30 @@ const CollapsibleTabView = <T extends Route>({
   );
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    scrollY.addListener(({ value }) => {
+    const currY = scrollY.current;
+    currY.addListener(({ value }) => {
       const curRoute = routes[index][routeKeyProp as keyof Route] as string;
       listOffset.current[curRoute] = value;
+      // ensure we activate the snapping when scrollY stops changing (handled by debouncer)
+      activateSnapDebounced.callback();
     });
     return () => {
-      scrollY.removeAllListeners();
+      currY.removeAllListeners();
     };
-  }, [routes, index, scrollY, routeKeyProp]);
+  }, [routes, index, routeKeyProp, activateSnapDebounced]);
 
   /**
    * Sync the scroll of unfocused routes to the current focused route,
    * the default behavior is to snap to 0 or the `headerHeight`, it
    * can be disabled with `disableSnap` prop.
    */
-  const syncScrollOffset = React.useCallback(() => {
+  React.useEffect(() => {
     const curRouteKey = routes[index][routeKeyProp as keyof Route] as string;
     const offset = listOffset.current[curRouteKey];
 
+    if (canSnap !== false) {
+      setCanSnap(false);
+    }
     const newOffset: number | null =
       offset >= 0 && offset <= headerHeight
         ? disableSnap
@@ -156,21 +182,25 @@ const CollapsibleTabView = <T extends Route>({
         : null;
 
     listRefArr.current.forEach((item) => {
+      const isCurrentRoute = item.key === curRouteKey;
+      const itemOffset = listOffset.current[item.key];
+
       if (newOffset !== null) {
-        if ((disableSnap && item.key !== curRouteKey) || !disableSnap) {
-          scrollScene({
-            ref: item.value,
-            offset: newOffset,
-            animated: item.key === curRouteKey,
-          });
+        if ((disableSnap && !isCurrentRoute) || !disableSnap) {
+          if (newOffset !== itemOffset) {
+            scrollScene({
+              ref: item.value,
+              offset: newOffset,
+              animated: isCurrentRoute,
+            });
+          }
         }
-        if (item.key !== curRouteKey) {
+        if (!isCurrentRoute) {
           listOffset.current[item.key] = newOffset;
         }
       } else if (
-        item.key !== curRouteKey &&
-        (listOffset.current[item.key] < headerHeight ||
-          !listOffset.current[item.key])
+        !isCurrentRoute &&
+        (itemOffset < headerHeight || !itemOffset)
       ) {
         scrollScene({
           ref: item.value,
@@ -179,22 +209,31 @@ const CollapsibleTabView = <T extends Route>({
         });
       }
     });
-  }, [routes, index, routeKeyProp, headerHeight, disableSnap, snapThreshold]);
-
-  const syncScrollOffsetDebounced = useDebouncedCallback(syncScrollOffset, 16);
-
+  }, [
+    routes,
+    index,
+    routeKeyProp,
+    headerHeight,
+    disableSnap,
+    snapThreshold,
+    canSnap,
+  ]);
   const onMomentumScrollBegin = () => {
     isGliding.current = true;
-    syncScrollOffsetDebounced.cancel();
   };
 
   const onMomentumScrollEnd = () => {
     isGliding.current = false;
-    syncScrollOffsetDebounced.callback();
+  };
+
+  const onScrollBeginDrag = () => {
+    isUserScrolling.current = true;
   };
 
   const onScrollEndDrag = () => {
-    syncScrollOffsetDebounced.callback();
+    isUserScrolling.current = false;
+    // make sure we snap if the user keeps his finger in the same position for a while then lifts it
+    activateSnapDebounced.callback();
   };
 
   /**
@@ -235,7 +274,7 @@ const CollapsibleTabView = <T extends Route>({
         setTranslateY(
           headerHeight === 0
             ? 0
-            : scrollY.interpolate({
+            : scrollY.current.interpolate({
                 inputRange: [0, Math.max(value, 0)],
                 outputRange: [0, -value],
                 extrapolateRight: 'clamp',
@@ -299,11 +338,12 @@ const CollapsibleTabView = <T extends Route>({
     <CollapsibleContextProvider
       value={{
         activeRouteKey: routes[index][routeKeyProp as keyof Route] as string,
-        scrollY,
+        scrollY: scrollY.current,
         buildGetRef,
         headerHeight,
         tabBarHeight,
         onMomentumScrollBegin,
+        onScrollBeginDrag,
         onScrollEndDrag,
         onMomentumScrollEnd,
       }}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 53d11e9f..6a17a18a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export type CollapsibleContext = {
   onMomentumScrollBegin: (
     event: NativeSyntheticEvent<NativeScrollEvent>
   ) => void;
+  onScrollBeginDrag: (event: NativeSyntheticEvent<NativeScrollEvent>) => void;
   onScrollEndDrag: (event: NativeSyntheticEvent<NativeScrollEvent>) => void;
   onMomentumScrollEnd: (event: NativeSyntheticEvent<NativeScrollEvent>) => void;
 };