With the ToolTip.InitialDelay property, you can shorten or lengthen the time that the System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip waits before displaying a ToolTip window. If the value of the ToolTip.InitialDelay property is set to a value that is too long in duration, the user of your application might not know that your application provides ToolTip Help. You can use this property to ensure that the user has ToolTips displayed quickly by shortening the time specified.

The value for this property cannot exceed 32767.

If you want to have a consistent delay pattern for your ToolTip windows, you can set the ToolTip.AutomaticDelay property. The ToolTip.AutomaticDelay property sets the ToolTip.AutoPopDelay, ToolTip.ReshowDelay, and ToolTip.InitialDelay properties to initial values based on a single time value. Every time the ToolTip.AutomaticDelay property is set, the ToolTip.InitialDelay property is set to the same value as the ToolTip.AutomaticDelay property. Once the ToolTip.AutomaticDelay property is set, you can independently set the ToolTip.InitialDelay property, overriding the default value.