diff --git a/src/agent/userconfig.cpp b/src/agent/userconfig.cpp
index 3c00aef..4524e72 100644
--- a/src/agent/userconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/agent/userconfig.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ void UserConfig::load()
     m_bubbleStyle = kv.value(QStringLiteral("BubbleStyle"), QStringLiteral("full")) == u"minimal" ? QStringLiteral("minimal") : QStringLiteral("full");
     m_bubbleForPrompts = kv.boolean(QStringLiteral("BubbleForPrompts"), true);
     const QString speed = kv.value(QStringLiteral("AnimationSpeed"), QStringLiteral("normal"));
-    m_pace = speed == u"fast" ? 0.6 : speed == u"slow" ? 1.5 : 1.0;
+    // The durations in the code are brisk, like on a phone. On a big screen
+    // they read better a little longer, so normal stretches them.
+    m_pace = speed == u"fast" ? 1.0 : speed == u"slow" ? 2.0 : 1.3;
 
     if (QFileInfo::exists(path()) && !m_watcher.files().contains(path())) {
         m_watcher.addPath(path());
diff --git a/src/agent/userconfig.h b/src/agent/userconfig.h
index ec63276..2d4cde3 100644
--- a/src/agent/userconfig.h
+++ b/src/agent/userconfig.h
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ public:
     {
         return m_bubbleForPrompts;
     }
-    // How long the bubble's animations take, as a multiple of normal: the
-    // animation speed setting (fast 0.6, normal 1, slow 1.5).
+    // How long the bubble's animations take, as a multiple of the durations
+    // in the code: the animation speed setting (fast 1, normal 1.3,
+    // slow 2).
     qreal pace() const
     {
         return m_pace;
@@ -77,6 +78,6 @@ private:
     bool m_bubble = true;
     QString m_bubbleStyle = QStringLiteral("full");
     bool m_bubbleForPrompts = true;
-    qreal m_pace = 1;
+    qreal m_pace = 1.3;
     QString m_styleOverride;
 };