diff --git a/kitty/animation.h b/kitty/animation.h
index 0f24ca5ac..275323b9c 100644
--- a/kitty/animation.h
+++ b/kitty/animation.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ typedef enum { EASING_STEP_START, EASING_STEP_END, EASING_STEP_NONE, EASING_STEP
 #ifndef ANIMATION_INTERNAL_API
 typedef struct {int x;} *Animation;
 #endif
+#define EASE_IN_OUT 0.42, 0, 0.58, 1
+#define ANIMATION_SAMPLE_WAIT (50 * MONOTONIC_T_1e6)
 Animation* alloc_animation(void);
 double apply_easing_curve(const Animation *a, double t /* must be between 0 and 1*/, monotonic_t duration);
 bool animation_is_valid(const Animation *a);
diff --git a/kitty/child-monitor.c b/kitty/child-monitor.c
index a59ba6eb6..f0b0ceb5c 100644
--- a/kitty/child-monitor.c
+++ b/kitty/child-monitor.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ collect_cursor_info(CursorRenderInfo *ans, Window *w, monotonic_t now, OSWindow
             monotonic_t time_into_cycle = time_since_start_blink % duration;
             double frac_into_cycle = (double)time_into_cycle / (double)duration;
             ans->opacity = (float)apply_easing_curve(OPT(animation.cursor), frac_into_cycle, duration);
-            set_maximum_wait(ms_to_monotonic_t(50));
+            set_maximum_wait(ANIMATION_SAMPLE_WAIT);
         } else {
             monotonic_t n = time_since_start_blink / OPT(cursor_blink_interval);
             ans->opacity = 1 - n % 2;
@@ -802,9 +802,7 @@ render_prepared_os_window(OSWindow *os_window, unsigned int active_window_id, co
         if (w->visible && WD.screen) {
             bool is_active_window = i == tab->active_window;
             draw_cells(WD.vao_idx, &WD, os_window, is_active_window, false, num_of_visible_windows == 1, w);
-            if (WD.screen->start_visual_bell_at != 0) {
-                set_maximum_wait(OPT(repaint_delay));
-            }
+            if (WD.screen->start_visual_bell_at != 0) set_maximum_wait(ANIMATION_SAMPLE_WAIT);
             w->cursor_opacity_at_last_render = WD.screen->cursor_render_info.opacity; w->last_cursor_shape = WD.screen->cursor_render_info.shape;
         }
     }
diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index 74d2c5448..6af3ea1a2 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -982,8 +982,8 @@ get_visual_bell_intensity(Screen *screen) {
         if (!default_visual_bell_animation) {
             default_visual_bell_animation = alloc_animation();
             if (!default_visual_bell_animation) fatal("Out of memory");
-            add_cubic_bezier_animation(default_visual_bell_animation, 0, 1, 0.42, 0, 0.58, 1);
-            add_cubic_bezier_animation(default_visual_bell_animation, 1, 0, 0.42, 0, 0.58, 1);
+            add_cubic_bezier_animation(default_visual_bell_animation, 0, 1, EASE_IN_OUT);
+            add_cubic_bezier_animation(default_visual_bell_animation, 1, 0, EASE_IN_OUT);
         }
         const monotonic_t progress = monotonic() - screen->start_visual_bell_at;
         const monotonic_t duration = OPT(visual_bell_duration) / 2;