diff --git a/lib/generate.js b/lib/generate.js
index b254fee33b..09577631ee 100644
--- a/lib/generate.js
+++ b/lib/generate.js
@@ -89,11 +89,28 @@ export default function () {
         this.routes.push(route)
       }
     })
+    var n = 0
+    function timer () {
+      let promise = new Promise(
+        (resolve, reject) => {
+         setTimeout( () => {
+          resolve()
+         }, self.options.generate.wait * n)
+        }
+      )
+      n++
+      return promise
+
+    }
+
     let routes = this.routes
     return co(function * () {
       while (routes.length) {
         yield routes.splice(0, 500).map((route) => {
           return co(function * () {
+            if(self.options.generate.wait) {
+              yield timer()
+            }
             var { html } = yield self.renderRoute(route, { _generate: true })
             html = minify(html, self.options.generate.minify)
             var path = join(route, sep, 'index.html') // /about -> /about/index.html
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js b/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js
index 19c0433cab..daf0f9f260 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module.exports = {
       '/users/1',
       '/users/2',
       '/users/3'
-    ]
+    ],
+    wait : 1000
   }
 }