- The latency for this query will never be 4 seconds (it's a tiny request/response, TLS connection is open already etc.)
- There's throttling applied so if you're typing it won't send the request until you've finished typing
- You don't have to wait for the previous response to come back to type another letter
Finally, the real time searching means you'll probably find what you're after faster as you don't have to complete the full word for it to appear.
- The latency for this query will never be 4 seconds (it's a tiny request/response, TLS connection is open already etc.)
- There's throttling applied so if you're typing it won't send the request until you've finished typing
- You don't have to wait for the previous response to come back to type another letter
Finally, the real time searching means you'll probably find what you're after faster as you don't have to complete the full word for it to appear.