diff --git a/sky/sdk/lib/widgets/material.dart b/sky/sdk/lib/widgets/material.dart
index aa44a68b7d0..33d6f8c193f 100644
--- a/sky/sdk/lib/widgets/material.dart
+++ b/sky/sdk/lib/widgets/material.dart
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Material extends Component {
 
   Widget build() {
     return new AnimatedContainer(
-      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 1000),
+      duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
       decoration: new BoxDecoration(
         backgroundColor: _backgroundColor,
         borderRadius: edges[type],