diff --git a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/const.py b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/const.py
index 03cf9ca3..e7dfb1de 100644
--- a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/const.py
+++ b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/const.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ VALIDATION_TUPLES = [
     (CONF_TAKE_OVER_CONTROL, DEFAULT_TAKE_OVER_CONTROL, bool),
     (CONF_DETECT_NON_HA_CHANGES, DEFAULT_DETECT_NON_HA_CHANGES, bool),
     (CONF_SEPARATE_TURN_ON_COMMANDS, DEFAULT_SEPARATE_TURN_ON_COMMANDS, bool),
-    (CONF_ADAPT_DELAY, DEFAULT_ADAPT_DELAY, int_between(0, 100)),
+    (CONF_ADAPT_DELAY, DEFAULT_ADAPT_DELAY, int_between(0, 10000)),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/strings.json b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/strings.json
index 72fdcb3b..9bae4d3e 100644
--- a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/strings.json
+++ b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/strings.json
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
           "sunset_time": "sunset_time, in 'HH:MM:SS' format (if 'None', it uses the actual sunset time at your location)",
           "take_over_control": "take_over_control, if anything but Adaptive Lighting calls 'light.turn_on' when a light is already on, stop adapting that light until it (or the switch) toggles off -> on.",
           "detect_non_ha_changes": "detect_non_ha_changes, detects all >5% changes made to the lights (also outside of HA), requires 'take_over_control' to be enabled (calls 'homeassistant.update_entity' every 'interval'!)",
-          "transition": "transition, in seconds"
+          "transition": "transition, in seconds",
+          "adapt_delay": "Wait time between light turn on, and Adaptive Lights applying changes to the light state. May avoid flickering."
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/translations/en.json b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/translations/en.json
index cc32a722..ecc6eff8 100644
--- a/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/translations/en.json
+++ b/custom_components/adaptive_lighting/translations/en.json
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
           "sunset_time": "sunset_time: Manual override of the sunset time, if 'None', it uses the actual sunrise time at your location (HH:MM:SS)",
           "take_over_control": "take_over_control: If anything but Adaptive Lighting calls 'light.turn_on' when a light is already on, stop adapting that light until it (or the switch) toggles off -> on.",
           "detect_non_ha_changes": "detect_non_ha_changes: detects all >10% changes made to the lights (also outside of HA), requires 'take_over_control' to be enabled (calls 'homeassistant.update_entity' every 'interval'!)",
-          "transition": "Transition time when applying a change to the lights (seconds)"
+          "transition": "Transition time when applying a change to the lights (seconds)",
+          "adapt_delay": "Wait time between light turn on, and Adaptive Lights applying changes to the light state. May avoid flickering."
         }
       }
     },