diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 1ce69322d..b3ca42e71 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Build sophisticated user interfaces with a simple Python API. Run your apps in t
 
 
 
-```{.textual path="examples/calculator.py" columns=100 lines=41 press="3,.,1,4,5,9,2,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_"}
+```{.textual path="examples/calculator.py" columns=100 lines=41 press="3,.,1,4,5,9,2,wait:400"}
 ```
 
 ```{.textual path="examples/pride.py"}
diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index b387a718a..4e795debb 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -868,6 +868,8 @@ class App(Generic[ReturnType], DOMNode):
                 _, wait_ms = key.split(":")
                 print(f"(pause {wait_ms}ms)")
                 await asyncio.sleep(float(wait_ms) / 1000)
+                await app._animator.wait_until_complete()
+                await wait_for_idle(0)
             else:
                 if len(key) == 1 and not key.isalnum():
                     key = _character_to_key(key)