diff --git a/apps/grandfather-clock/README.md b/apps/grandfather-clock/README.md
index 34b0d2892..f0e628cda 100644
--- a/apps/grandfather-clock/README.md
+++ b/apps/grandfather-clock/README.md
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ Defaults:
 - The attention buzz for the hour chime is 1000ms long.
 - The buzz for each hour count is 250ms long.
 - The buzz for each fraction count is 250ms long.
-- The widget will count out 4 fractions of an hour (15 min interval).
+- The widget will count out 4 fractions of an hour (a 15 min interval).
 - The time between count buzzes is 500ms.
-- The meridian buzzes are 100ms long.
-- The time between meridian buzzes is 50ms long.
+- The meridian buzzes are 50ms long.
+- The time between meridian buzzes is 300ms.
 
 ## Requests
 
diff --git a/apps/grandfather-clock/widget.js b/apps/grandfather-clock/widget.js
index 4b07104da..86b134c15 100644
--- a/apps/grandfather-clock/widget.js
+++ b/apps/grandfather-clock/widget.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     const fraction_count_buzz_ms = 250;
     const fractions_of_hour = 4; // 4 = 15min intervals, 6 = 10min intervals
     const wait_ms = 500;
-    const meridian_buzz_ms = 100;
-    const meridian_buzz_wait_ms = 50;
+    const meridian_buzz_ms = 50;
+    const meridian_buzz_wait_ms = 300;
 
     let date;
     let fractionMs = 3600000 / fractions_of_hour;