Idiomatic jQuery delayed event (only after a short pause in typing)? (aka timewatch/typewatch/keywatch)

Question

Here is some jQuery for a search box that I expect is actually an antipattern, and am sure there is a much better solution for that I would love to be pointed towards:

Answer 1

Have a look at the excellent Text Change Event plugin from Zurb, purveyors of the highest quality jQuery goods.