diff --git a/bin/cli/src/test_oracles.rs b/bin/cli/src/test_oracles.rs
index c53377605..5b07bed05 100644
--- a/bin/cli/src/test_oracles.rs
+++ b/bin/cli/src/test_oracles.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub async fn run(client: &Client, group: Pubkey) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             .map(|(_, p)| (p.oracle, *p))
             .collect();
 
-    let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5));
+    let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5));
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
 
diff --git a/bin/keeper/src/crank.rs b/bin/keeper/src/crank.rs
index 8d7fbb073..90569d765 100644
--- a/bin/keeper/src/crank.rs
+++ b/bin/keeper/src/crank.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use solana_sdk::{
     instruction::{AccountMeta, Instruction},
     pubkey::Pubkey,
 };
-use tokio::time;
 use tracing::*;
 use warp::Filter;
 
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ pub async fn loop_update_index_and_rate(
     token_indices: Vec<TokenIndex>,
     interval: u64,
 ) {
-    let mut interval = time::interval(Duration::from_secs(interval));
+    let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_secs(interval));
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
 
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ pub async fn loop_consume_events(
     perp_market: &PerpMarketContext,
     interval: u64,
 ) {
-    let mut interval = time::interval(Duration::from_secs(interval));
+    let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_secs(interval));
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
 
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ pub async fn loop_update_funding(
     perp_market: &PerpMarketContext,
     interval: u64,
 ) {
-    let mut interval = time::interval(Duration::from_secs(interval));
+    let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_secs(interval));
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
 
diff --git a/bin/keeper/src/main.rs b/bin/keeper/src/main.rs
index 30a3b4b0b..4e006363d 100644
--- a/bin/keeper/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/keeper/src/main.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     );
 
     let debugging_handle = async {
-        let mut interval = time::interval(time::Duration::from_secs(5));
+        let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(time::Duration::from_secs(5));
         loop {
             interval.tick().await;
             let client = mango_client.clone();
diff --git a/bin/keeper/src/taker.rs b/bin/keeper/src/taker.rs
index f1eb3eb27..90a56d0bb 100644
--- a/bin/keeper/src/taker.rs
+++ b/bin/keeper/src/taker.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ use mango_v4::{
 };
 use tracing::*;
 
-use tokio::time;
-
 use crate::MangoClient;
 
 pub async fn runner(
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ pub async fn loop_blocking_price_update(
     token_index: TokenIndex,
     price: Arc<RwLock<I80F48>>,
 ) {
-    let mut interval = time::interval(Duration::from_secs(1));
+    let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_secs(1));
     let token_name = &mango_client.context.token(token_index).name;
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ pub async fn loop_blocking_orders(
     market_name: String,
     price: Arc<RwLock<I80F48>>,
 ) {
-    let mut interval = time::interval(Duration::from_secs(5));
+    let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_secs(5));
 
     // Cancel existing orders
     let orders: Vec<u128> = mango_client
diff --git a/bin/liquidator/src/main.rs b/bin/liquidator/src/main.rs
index 05391acf4..05280f67b 100644
--- a/bin/liquidator/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/liquidator/src/main.rs
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // But need to take care to abort if the above job aborts beforehand.
 
     let liquidation_job = tokio::spawn({
-        let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_millis(cli.check_interval_ms));
+        let mut interval =
+            mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_millis(cli.check_interval_ms));
         let shared_state = shared_state.clone();
         async move {
             let mut must_rebalance = true;
@@ -494,8 +495,8 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let token_swap_info_job = tokio::spawn({
         // TODO: configurable interval
-        let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(60));
-        let mut startup_wait = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(1));
+        let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_secs(60));
+        let mut startup_wait = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_secs(1));
         let shared_state = shared_state.clone();
         async move {
             loop {
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     .keys()
                     .copied()
                     .collect_vec();
-                let mut min_delay = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(1));
+                let mut min_delay = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_secs(1));
                 for token_index in token_indexes {
                     min_delay.tick().await;
                     token_swap_info_updater.update_one(token_index).await;
@@ -768,7 +769,7 @@ impl LiquidationState {
 }
 
 fn start_chain_data_metrics(chain: Arc<RwLock<chain_data::ChainData>>, metrics: &metrics::Metrics) {
-    let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(600));
+    let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_secs(600));
 
     let mut metric_slots_count = metrics.register_u64("chain_data_slots_count".into());
     let mut metric_accounts_count = metrics.register_u64("chain_data_accounts_count".into());
diff --git a/bin/liquidator/src/metrics.rs b/bin/liquidator/src/metrics.rs
index 5f703a08f..526587576 100644
--- a/bin/liquidator/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/bin/liquidator/src/metrics.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl Metrics {
 }
 
 pub fn start() -> Metrics {
-    let mut write_interval = time::interval(time::Duration::from_secs(60));
+    let mut write_interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(time::Duration::from_secs(60));
 
     let registry = Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::<String, Value>::new()));
     let registry_c = Arc::clone(&registry);
diff --git a/bin/liquidator/src/telemetry.rs b/bin/liquidator/src/telemetry.rs
index d7f43f6fc..5cc87bf9a 100644
--- a/bin/liquidator/src/telemetry.rs
+++ b/bin/liquidator/src/telemetry.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::*;
 
 pub async fn report_regularly(client: Arc<MangoClient>, min_health_ratio: f64) {
-    let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(600));
+    let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(600));
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
         if let Err(e) = report(&client, min_health_ratio).await {
diff --git a/bin/service-mango-fills/src/main.rs b/bin/service-mango-fills/src/main.rs
index 9350ce4c0..067ea32aa 100644
--- a/bin/service-mango-fills/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/service-mango-fills/src/main.rs
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // keepalive
     {
         tokio::spawn(async move {
-            let mut write_interval = time::interval(time::Duration::from_secs(30));
+            let mut write_interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(time::Duration::from_secs(30));
 
             loop {
                 write_interval.tick().await;
diff --git a/bin/service-mango-orderbook/src/main.rs b/bin/service-mango-orderbook/src/main.rs
index 4e01f32a8..47abce5e2 100644
--- a/bin/service-mango-orderbook/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/service-mango-orderbook/src/main.rs
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let exit = exit.clone();
         let peers = peers.clone();
         tokio::spawn(async move {
-            let mut write_interval = time::interval(time::Duration::from_secs(30));
+            let mut write_interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(time::Duration::from_secs(30));
 
             loop {
                 if exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
diff --git a/bin/settler/src/main.rs b/bin/settler/src/main.rs
index 06b7b14b3..5c039b4c0 100644
--- a/bin/settler/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/settler/src/main.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     });
 
     let settle_job = tokio::spawn({
-        let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_millis(100));
+        let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_millis(100));
         let shared_state = shared_state.clone();
         async move {
             loop {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     });
 
     let tcs_start_job = tokio::spawn({
-        let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_millis(100));
+        let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(Duration::from_millis(100));
         let shared_state = shared_state.clone();
         async move {
             loop {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ struct SharedState {
 }
 
 fn start_chain_data_metrics(chain: Arc<RwLock<chain_data::ChainData>>, metrics: &metrics::Metrics) {
-    let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(600));
+    let mut interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(600));
 
     let mut metric_slots_count = metrics.register_u64("chain_data_slots_count".into());
     let mut metric_accounts_count = metrics.register_u64("chain_data_accounts_count".into());
diff --git a/bin/settler/src/metrics.rs b/bin/settler/src/metrics.rs
index 5f703a08f..526587576 100644
--- a/bin/settler/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/bin/settler/src/metrics.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl Metrics {
 }
 
 pub fn start() -> Metrics {
-    let mut write_interval = time::interval(time::Duration::from_secs(60));
+    let mut write_interval = mango_v4_client::delay_interval(time::Duration::from_secs(60));
 
     let registry = Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::<String, Value>::new()));
     let registry_c = Arc::clone(&registry);
diff --git a/lib/client/src/client.rs b/lib/client/src/client.rs
index cab35d138..d17c6875b 100644
--- a/lib/client/src/client.rs
+++ b/lib/client/src/client.rs
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ impl MangoClient {
         mango_client: Arc<MangoClient>,
         interval: Duration,
     ) {
-        let mut delay = tokio::time::interval(interval);
+        let mut delay = crate::delay_interval(interval);
         let rpc_async = mango_client.client.rpc_async();
         loop {
             delay.tick().await;
diff --git a/lib/client/src/snapshot_source.rs b/lib/client/src/snapshot_source.rs
index ca7d1ca0d..d39ab0c2f 100644
--- a/lib/client/src/snapshot_source.rs
+++ b/lib/client/src/snapshot_source.rs
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ async fn feed_snapshots(
 }
 
 pub fn start(config: Config, mango_oracles: Vec<Pubkey>, sender: async_channel::Sender<Message>) {
-    let mut poll_wait_first_snapshot = time::interval(time::Duration::from_secs(2));
-    let mut interval_between_snapshots = time::interval(config.snapshot_interval);
+    let mut poll_wait_first_snapshot = crate::delay_interval(time::Duration::from_secs(2));
+    let mut interval_between_snapshots = crate::delay_interval(config.snapshot_interval);
 
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         let rpc_client = http::connect_with_options::<MinimalClient>(&config.rpc_http_url, true)
diff --git a/lib/client/src/util.rs b/lib/client/src/util.rs
index 4ccf9c566..81669456f 100644
--- a/lib/client/src/util.rs
+++ b/lib/client/src/util.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ impl<T> AsyncChannelSendUnlessFull<T> for async_channel::Sender<T> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Like tokio::time::interval(), but with Delay as default MissedTickBehavior
+///
+/// The default (Burst) means that if the time between tick() calls is longer
+/// than `period` there'll be a burst of catch-up ticks.
+///
+/// This Interval guarantees that when tick() returns, at least `period` will have
+/// elapsed since the last return. That way it's more appropriate for jobs that
+/// don't need to catch up.
+pub fn delay_interval(period: std::time::Duration) -> tokio::time::Interval {
+    let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(period);
+    interval.set_missed_tick_behavior(tokio::time::MissedTickBehavior::Delay);
+    interval
+}
+
 /// A copy of RpcClient::send_and_confirm_transaction that returns the slot the
 /// transaction confirmed in.
 pub fn send_and_confirm_transaction(