diff --git a/src/components/planner/CreditsWarnHoverCard.tsx b/src/components/planner/CreditsWarnHoverCard.tsx
index 24ec263e5..82f236bd3 100644
--- a/src/components/planner/CreditsWarnHoverCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/planner/CreditsWarnHoverCard.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const CreditsWarnHoverCard: FC<CreditsWarnHoverCardProps> = ({
   side = 'top',
   children,
 }) => (
-  <HoverCard.Root open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange} openDelay={0}>
+  <HoverCard.Root open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
     <HoverCard.Trigger asChild>{children}</HoverCard.Trigger>
     <HoverCard.Portal>
       <HoverCard.Content
diff --git a/src/components/planner/Tiles/SemesterCourseItem.tsx b/src/components/planner/Tiles/SemesterCourseItem.tsx
index ff75af7ab..442fcdda9 100644
--- a/src/components/planner/Tiles/SemesterCourseItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/planner/Tiles/SemesterCourseItem.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import { UniqueIdentifier, useDraggable } from '@dnd-kit/core';
 import DragIndicatorIcon from '@mui/icons-material/DragIndicator';
-import React, { ComponentPropsWithoutRef, FC, forwardRef, useState, useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { ComponentPropsWithoutRef, FC, forwardRef, useState, useRef, memo } from 'react';
 import Skeleton from 'react-loading-skeleton';
 
+import Checkbox from '@/components/Checkbox';
+import DotsHorizontalIcon from '@/icons/DotsHorizontalIcon';
+import FilledWarningIcon from '@/icons/FilledWarningIcon';
+import LockIcon from '@/icons/LockIcon';
+import { trpc } from '@/utils/trpc';
+
 import SemesterCourseItemDropdown from './SemesterCourseItemDropdown';
 import CourseInfoHoverCard from '../CourseInfoHoverCard';
 import PrereqWarnHoverCard from '../PrereqWarnHoverCard';
@@ -11,12 +17,6 @@ import { DragDataFromSemesterTile, DraggableCourse, Semester } from '../types';
 import useGetCourseInfo from '../useGetCourseInfo';
 import { tagColors } from '../utils';
 
-import Checkbox from '@/components/Checkbox';
-import DotsHorizontalIcon from '@/icons/DotsHorizontalIcon';
-import FilledWarningIcon from '@/icons/FilledWarningIcon';
-import LockIcon from '@/icons/LockIcon';
-import { trpc } from '@/utils/trpc';
-
 import 'react-loading-skeleton/dist/skeleton.css';
 
 export interface SemesterCourseItemProps extends ComponentPropsWithoutRef<'div'> {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export interface SemesterCourseItemProps extends ComponentPropsWithoutRef<'div'>
 
 /** UI implementation of a semester course */
 /* eslint-disable react/prop-types */
-export const MemoizedSemesterCourseItem = React.memo(
+export const MemoizedSemesterCourseItem = memo(
   forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SemesterCourseItemProps>(function SemesterCourseItem(
     {
       course,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export const MemoizedSemesterCourseItem = React.memo(
         }}
         onMouseEnter={() => {
           if (!dropdownOpen && !course.locked && !semesterLocked)
-            hoverTimer.current = setTimeout(() => setHoverOpen(true), 500);
+            hoverTimer.current = setTimeout(() => setHoverOpen(true), 700);
           setHoverEllipse(true);
         }}
         onMouseLeave={() => {
@@ -157,13 +157,7 @@ export const MemoizedSemesterCourseItem = React.memo(
             {!semesterLocked && (
               <SemesterCourseItemDropdown
                 open={dropdownOpen}
-                onOpenChange={(open) => {
-                  if (hoverOpen) {
-                    setHoverOpen(false);
-                  }
-                  if (!open) setHoverEllipse(false);
-                  setDropdownOpen(open);
-                }}
+                onOpenChange={setDropdownOpen}
                 locked={course.locked}
                 onPrereqOverrideChange={() =>
                   onPrereqOverrideChange && onPrereqOverrideChange(!course.prereqOveridden)
@@ -179,7 +173,6 @@ export const MemoizedSemesterCourseItem = React.memo(
                   className={`mr-2 rounded-md px-2 py-3 hover:cursor-default ${
                     course.locked ? 'hover:bg-gray-300' : 'hover:bg-gray-200/[.5]'
                   }`}
-                  onClick={() => setDropdownOpen(true)}
                 >
                   {!semesterLocked && (
                     <DotsHorizontalIcon
@@ -285,4 +278,4 @@ const DraggableSemesterCourseItem: FC<DraggableSemesterCourseItemProps> = ({
   );
 };
 
-export default React.memo(DraggableSemesterCourseItem);
+export default memo(DraggableSemesterCourseItem);
diff --git a/src/components/planner/Tiles/SemesterCourseItemDropdown.tsx b/src/components/planner/Tiles/SemesterCourseItemDropdown.tsx
index e9d0ae91b..7d286f22d 100644
--- a/src/components/planner/Tiles/SemesterCourseItemDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/planner/Tiles/SemesterCourseItemDropdown.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as DropdownMenu from '@radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu';
-import { FC } from 'react';
+import { FC, useRef } from 'react';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
 import ChevronIcon from '@/icons/ChevronIcon';
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const contentClasses = 'w-64 rounded-md border border-neutral-300 bg-generic-whi
 
 const disabledClasses = 'text-black/25 cursor-default';
 
+const DROPDOWN_OPEN_DELAY_MS = 600;
+
 export interface SemesterTileDropdownProps {
   deleteCourse: () => void;
   changeColor: (color: keyof typeof tagColors) => void;
@@ -43,10 +45,23 @@ const SemesterCourseItemDropdown: FC<SemesterTileDropdownProps> = ({
   prereqOverriden,
   onPrereqOverrideChange,
 }) => {
-  const id = uuidv4();
+  const hoverTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+
   return (
     <DropdownMenu.Root open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
-      <DropdownMenu.Trigger data-no-dnd="true" asChild>
+      <DropdownMenu.Trigger
+        onPointerOver={() => {
+          hoverTimer.current = setTimeout(() => {
+            onOpenChange(true);
+            hoverTimer.current = null;
+          }, DROPDOWN_OPEN_DELAY_MS);
+        }}
+        onPointerLeave={() => {
+          if (hoverTimer.current) clearTimeout(hoverTimer.current);
+        }}
+        data-no-dnd="true"
+        asChild
+      >
         {children}
       </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
 
@@ -54,7 +69,7 @@ const SemesterCourseItemDropdown: FC<SemesterTileDropdownProps> = ({
         <DropdownMenu.Content
           data-no-dnd="true"
           className={contentClasses + ' animate-[slideUpAndFade_0.3s]'}
-          sideOffset={10}
+          sideOffset={5}
           align="start"
         >
           <DropdownMenu.Item
@@ -107,7 +122,7 @@ const SemesterCourseItemDropdown: FC<SemesterTileDropdownProps> = ({
                 {Object.entries(tagColors).map(([color, classes]) => (
                   <DropdownMenu.Item
                     className={itemClasses}
-                    key={`${id}-tag-${color}`}
+                    key={`${uuidv4()}-tag-${color}`}
                     onClick={() => changeColor(color as keyof typeof tagColors)}
                   >
                     <div className={`h-5 w-5 rounded-sm border ${classes}`}></div>