diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/debounce.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils/debounce.spec.ts
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+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { debounce } from './debounce';
+
+describe('debounce', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers();
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		vi.useRealTimers();
+	});
+
+	it('does not fire before the delay has elapsed', () => {
+		const fn = vi.fn();
+		const debounced = debounce(fn, 200);
+
+		debounced();
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(199);
+
+		expect(fn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('fires exactly once after the delay', () => {
+		const fn = vi.fn();
+		const debounced = debounce(fn, 200);
+
+		debounced();
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+
+		expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+	});
+
+	it('resets the timer on each call — fires only once after inactivity', () => {
+		const fn = vi.fn();
+		const debounced = debounce(fn, 200);
+
+		debounced();
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+		debounced();
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(100);
+		debounced();
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+
+		expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+	});
+
+	it('passes the latest arguments to the callback', () => {
+		const fn = vi.fn();
+		const debounced = debounce(fn, 200);
+
+		debounced('first');
+		debounced('second');
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+
+		expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('second');
+	});
+
+	it('can fire again after the first invocation settles', () => {
+		const fn = vi.fn();
+		const debounced = debounce(fn, 200);
+
+		debounced();
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+		debounced();
+		vi.advanceTimersByTime(200);
+
+		expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/debounce.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils/debounce.ts
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+/**
+ * Returns a debounced version of fn that delays invocation until after
+ * `delay` ms have elapsed since the last call.
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+export function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => void>(fn: T, delay: number): T {
+	let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
+	return ((...args: Parameters<T>) => {
+		clearTimeout(timer);
+		timer = setTimeout(() => fn(...args), delay);
+	}) as T;
+}