diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/web/search/providers/exa.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/web/search/providers/exa.ts
index c25291eb2..2c58df630 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/web/search/providers/exa.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/web/search/providers/exa.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,40 @@ function configuredExaSearchDelayMs(): number {
 	}
 }
 
+function rejectWithAbortReason(reject: (reason?: unknown) => void, signal: AbortSignal): void {
+	try {
+		signal.throwIfAborted();
+		reject(new DOMException("The operation was aborted.", "AbortError"));
+	} catch (error) {
+		reject(error);
+	}
+}
+
+function abortableSleep(ms: number, signal: AbortSignal | undefined): Promise<void> {
+	if (ms <= 0) return Promise.resolve();
+	signal?.throwIfAborted();
+	const { promise, resolve, reject } = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
+	let timer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+	const cleanup = (): void => {
+		if (timer) {
+			clearTimeout(timer);
+			timer = undefined;
+		}
+		signal?.removeEventListener("abort", onAbort);
+	};
+	const onAbort = (): void => {
+		cleanup();
+		if (signal) rejectWithAbortReason(reject, signal);
+	};
+	timer = setTimeout(() => {
+		cleanup();
+		resolve();
+	}, ms);
+	signal?.addEventListener("abort", onAbort, { once: true });
+	if (signal?.aborted) onAbort();
+	return promise;
+}
+
 async function waitForExaSearchSlot(signal: AbortSignal | undefined): Promise<void> {
 	const delayMs = configuredExaSearchDelayMs();
 	if (delayMs <= 0) return;
@@ -41,7 +75,7 @@ async function waitForExaSearchSlot(signal: AbortSignal | undefined): Promise<vo
 		signal?.throwIfAborted();
 		const waitMs = Math.max(0, nextExaSearchRequestAt - Date.now());
 		if (waitMs > 0) {
-			await Bun.sleep(waitMs);
+			await abortableSleep(waitMs, signal);
 		}
 		signal?.throwIfAborted();
 		nextExaSearchRequestAt = Date.now() + delayMs;
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/web-search-exa.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/web-search-exa.test.ts
index 1148cb280..6df9fba7f 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/web-search-exa.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/web-search-exa.test.ts
@@ -322,6 +322,33 @@ describe("searchExa", () => {
 		expect(requestTimes[1] - requestTimes[0]).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(20);
 	});
 
+	it("aborts while waiting for the configured Exa request delay", async () => {
+		resetSettingsForTest();
+		resetExaSearchThrottleForTest();
+		await Settings.init({ inMemory: true, overrides: { "exa.searchDelayMs": 1_000 } });
+		let fetchCount = 0;
+		const fetchMock: FetchImpl = () => {
+			fetchCount += 1;
+			return Promise.resolve(
+				new Response(JSON.stringify(makeMockExaResponse()), {
+					status: 200,
+					headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+				}),
+			);
+		};
+
+		await searchExa({ query: "first request", fetch: fetchMock });
+		const controller = new AbortController();
+		const startedAt = Date.now();
+		const pending = searchExa({ query: "cancelled request", fetch: fetchMock, signal: controller.signal });
+		await Bun.sleep(0);
+		controller.abort(new Error("cancelled Exa throttle wait"));
+
+		await expect(pending).rejects.toThrow("cancelled Exa throttle wait");
+		expect(Date.now() - startedAt).toBeLessThan(250);
+		expect(fetchCount).toBe(1);
+	});
+
 	it("prefers summary over text for snippet field", async () => {
 		const result = await searchExa({
 			query: "snippet test",