diff --git a/help.json b/help.json
index a9115fb..256b8f1 100644
--- a/help.json
+++ b/help.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "panel_merge": "Use #panel_merge followed by the frame path to merge panels. For example, #panel_merge {} will merge the current panel with the top-level split.",
   "send_multiple_commands": "To send several commands in quick succession, separate them with a semicolon. For example, use 'n;e' to go north and then east.",
   "tick": "Use #tick to set a recurring command to run at a specified time interval (in seconds).\r\nFor example, #tick 60 {#echo Cockadoodledoo!} will repeat every 60 seconds.\r\nOptionally give it a name with a third argument.\r\nUse #tick by itself to list active ticks.\r\nSee also: #untick",
-  "slow": "To send commands at a controlled rate, try #slow {command;command;command} 0.5, where 0.5 is replaced with the time between commands in seconds"
+  "slow": "Use #slow to send commands at a controlled rate.\r\nExample: #slow 0.5 {command1;#2 command2}\r\n0.5 is time between commands in seconds.\r\nTop level repeat counts are also rate controlled, while deeply nested commands are not; the above example would run command1, then 0.5 seconds later command2, then another 0.5 seconds later command2 again.",
   "unact": "Use #unact followed by the trigger pattern to delete a trigger. Example: #unact {^The (.*) attacks you.}.",
   "unalias": "Use #unalias followed by the alias pattern to delete it. For example, #unalias {^hi}.",
   "undelay": "Use #undelay followed by the delay name to cancel it. Example: #undelay ding to cancel a delay named 'ding'.",
diff --git a/src/lua_engine/frames.rs b/src/lua_engine/frames.rs
index 102d118..0f99e5e 100644
--- a/src/lua_engine/frames.rs
+++ b/src/lua_engine/frames.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     echo_to_term_frame,
     id_intern::intern_id,
     match_table::{create_match_table, match_table_add, match_table_remove},
-    parsing::parse_commands,
+    parsing::{parse_commands, ParsedCommand},
     timer_host::TimerHostAccessContext,
     FrameId, FrameViewType, GlobalLayoutCell, GlobalLayoutState, GlobalMemoCell,
 };
@@ -888,6 +888,12 @@ pub(super) fn slow<'gc>(
             &ctx.get_global::<Table>("info")?
                 .get(ctx, ctx.intern_static(b"current_frame"))?,
         )?;
+        let delay: f64 = f64::from_value(
+            ctx,
+            stack
+                .pop_front()
+                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::Error::msg("Missing slow delay time"))?,
+        )?;
         let cmds = piccolo::String::from_value(
             ctx,
             stack
@@ -895,12 +901,7 @@ pub(super) fn slow<'gc>(
                 .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::Error::msg("Missing commands to slowly queue"))?,
         )?
         .to_str()?;
-        let delay: f64 = f64::from_value(
-            ctx,
-            stack
-                .pop_front()
-                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::Error::msg("Missing slow delay time"))?,
-        )?;
+
         if !stack.is_empty() {
             Err(anyhow::Error::msg(
                 "Extra arguments to slow command. Try wrapping the action in {}",
@@ -908,13 +909,31 @@ pub(super) fn slow<'gc>(
         }
 
         let cmds = parse_commands(cmds).commands;
+        let mut expanded_cmds: Vec<ParsedCommand> = vec![];
+        for cmdline in cmds {
+            match cmdline.split_out_command() {
+                None => {}
+                Some((cmd, rest)) => {
+                    if let ("#", command_rest) = cmd.split_at(1) {
+                        if let Ok(repeat_count) = command_rest.parse::<u16>() {
+                            for _ in 0..repeat_count {
+                                expanded_cmds.push(rest.clone());
+                            }
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    expanded_cmds.push(cmdline);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         let delay_fn: Function = ctx.get_global::<Table>("commands")?.get(ctx, "delay")?;
 
         let seq = async_sequence(&ctx, |locals, mut seq| {
             let global_memo = global_memo.clone();
             let delay_fn = locals.stash(&ctx, delay_fn);
             async move {
-                for (idx, cmd) in cmds.iter().enumerate() {
+                for (idx, cmd) in expanded_cmds.iter().enumerate() {
                     if idx == 0 {
                         global_memo
                             .command_queue