diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/atlas/WebglCharAtlas.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/atlas/WebglCharAtlas.ts
index dfcede38..4764ede4 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/atlas/WebglCharAtlas.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/atlas/WebglCharAtlas.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { tryDrawCustomChar } from 'browser/renderer/CustomGlyphs';
 import { excludeFromContrastRatioDemands, isPowerlineGlyph, isRestrictedPowerlineGlyph } from 'browser/renderer/RendererUtils';
 import { IUnicodeService } from 'common/services/Services';
 import { FourKeyMap } from 'common/MultiKeyMap';
-import { IdleTaskQueue } from 'common/Idle';
+import { IdleTaskQueue } from 'common/TaskQueue';
 
 // For debugging purposes, it can be useful to set this to a really tiny value,
 // to verify that LRU eviction works.
diff --git a/src/browser/services/RenderService.ts b/src/browser/services/RenderService.ts
index 3849bdd3..97258609 100644
--- a/src/browser/services/RenderService.ts
+++ b/src/browser/services/RenderService.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { addDisposableDomListener } from 'browser/Lifecycle';
 import { IColorSet, IRenderDebouncerWithCallback } from 'browser/Types';
 import { IOptionsService, IBufferService, IDecorationService } from 'common/services/Services';
 import { ICharSizeService, ICoreBrowserService, IRenderService } from 'browser/services/Services';
-import { DebouncedIdleTask } from 'common/Idle';
+import { DebouncedIdleTask } from 'common/TaskQueue';
 
 interface ISelectionState {
   start: [number, number] | undefined;
diff --git a/src/common/Idle.ts b/src/common/TaskQueue.ts
similarity index 53%
rename from src/common/Idle.ts
rename to src/common/TaskQueue.ts
index e05ad068..3b1acfa6 100644
--- a/src/common/Idle.ts
+++ b/src/common/TaskQueue.ts
@@ -3,27 +3,43 @@
  * @license MIT
  */
 
-/**
- * A queue of that runs tasks over several idle callbacks, trying to maintain the specified
- * frame rate. The tasks will run in the order they are enqueued, but they will run some time later,
- * and care should be taken to ensure they're non-urgent and will not introduce race conditions.
- */
-export class IdleTaskQueue {
+import { isNode } from 'common/Platform';
+
+interface ITaskQueue {
+  /**
+   * Adds a task to the queue which will run in a future idle callback.
+   */
+  enqueue(task: () => void): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Flushes the queue, running all remaining tasks synchronously.
+   */
+  flush(): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Clears any remaining tasks from the queue, these will not be run.
+   */
+  clear(): void;
+}
+
+interface ITaskDeadline {
+  timeRemaining(): number;
+}
+type CallbackWithDeadline = (deadline: ITaskDeadline) => void;
+
+abstract class TaskQueue implements ITaskQueue {
   private _tasks: (() => void)[] = [];
   private _idleCallback?: number;
   private _i = 0;
 
-  /**
-   * Adds a task to the queue which will run in a future idle callback.
-   */
+  protected abstract _requestCallback(callback: CallbackWithDeadline): number;
+  protected abstract _cancelCallback(identifier: number): void;
+
   public enqueue(task: () => void): void {
     this._tasks.push(task);
     this._start();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Flushes the queue, running all remaining tasks synchronously.
-   */
   public flush(): void {
     while (this._i < this._tasks.length) {
       this._tasks[this._i++]();
@@ -31,9 +47,6 @@ export class IdleTaskQueue {
     this.clear();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Clears any remaining tasks from the queue, these will not be run.
-   */
   public clear(): void {
     if (this._idleCallback) {
       cancelIdleCallback(this._idleCallback);
@@ -69,12 +82,55 @@ export class IdleTaskQueue {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A queue of that runs tasks over several tasks via setTimeout, trying to maintain above 60 frames
+ * per second. The tasks will run in the order they are enqueued, but they will run some time later,
+ * and care should be taken to ensure they're non-urgent and will not introduce race conditions.
+ */
+export class PriorityTaskQueue extends TaskQueue {
+  protected _requestCallback(callback: CallbackWithDeadline): number {
+    return setTimeout(() => callback(this._createDeadline(16)));
+  }
+
+  protected _cancelCallback(identifier: number): void {
+    clearTimeout(identifier);
+  }
+
+  private _createDeadline(duration: number): ITaskDeadline {
+    const end = performance.now() + duration;
+    return {
+      timeRemaining: () => Math.max(0, end - performance.now())
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+class IdleTaskQueueInternal extends TaskQueue {
+  protected _requestCallback(callback: IdleRequestCallback): number {
+    return requestIdleCallback(callback);
+  }
+
+  protected _cancelCallback(identifier: number): void {
+    cancelIdleCallback(identifier);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A queue of that runs tasks over several idle callbacks, trying to respect the idle callback's
+ * deadline given by the environment. The tasks will run in the order they are enqueued, but they
+ * will run some time later, and care should be taken to ensure they're non-urgent and will not
+ * introduce race conditions.
+ *
+ * This reverts to a {@link PriorityTaskQueue} if the environment does not support idle callbacks.
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+export const IdleTaskQueue = (!isNode && 'requestIdleCallback' in window) ? IdleTaskQueueInternal : PriorityTaskQueue;
+
 /**
  * An object that tracks a single debounced task that will run on the next idle frame. When called
  * multiple times, only the last set task will run.
  */
 export class DebouncedIdleTask {
-  private _queue: IdleTaskQueue;
+  private _queue: ITaskQueue;
 
   constructor() {
     this._queue = new IdleTaskQueue();