diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/test/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/test/index.js
index 344da8f08d29c4..2c1efc9352bdd0 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/test/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import { render, unmountComponentAtNode } from 'react-dom';
 import { act, Simulate } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
 import { queryByText, queryByRole } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { first, last, nth, uniqueId } from 'lodash';
+import { default as lodash, first, last, nth, uniqueId } from 'lodash';
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ import { UP, DOWN, ENTER } from '@wordpress/keycodes';
 import LinkControl from '../';
 import { fauxEntitySuggestions, fetchFauxEntitySuggestions } from './fixtures';
 
+// Mock debounce() so that it runs instantly.
+lodash.debounce = jest.fn( ( callback ) => {
+	callback.cancel = jest.fn();
+	return callback;
+} );
+
 const mockFetchSearchSuggestions = jest.fn();
 
 jest.mock( '@wordpress/data/src/components/use-select', () => () => ( {
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/url-input/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/url-input/index.js
index 5d1876960eeffe..26b0f98c81daf2 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/url-input/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/url-input/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { throttle, isFunction } from 'lodash';
+import { debounce, isFunction } from 'lodash';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import scrollIntoView from 'dom-scroll-into-view';
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class URLInput extends Component {
 		this.bindSuggestionNode = this.bindSuggestionNode.bind( this );
 		this.autocompleteRef = props.autocompleteRef || createRef();
 		this.inputRef = createRef();
-		this.updateSuggestions = throttle(
+		this.updateSuggestions = debounce(
 			this.updateSuggestions.bind( this ),
 			200
 		);