diff --git a/Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.cs b/Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.cs
index 1426363..0bb36d9 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Toolkit/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.cs
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ public ContextMenu()
 
             _openingStoryboard = new List<Storyboard>();
 
-            _holdTimer = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.6) };
+            _holdTimer = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.7) };
             _holdTimer.Tick += OnHoldTimerTick;
 
             if (null == Application.Current.RootVisual)