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Why Next.js Navigation Feels Slow Even When the Server Is Fast

I used Next.js for a while before I could explain why clicking a link sometimes did nothing for a moment. The server was not doing anything especially expensive.

  • Browser treats RSC payloads differently than HTML
  • Navigation delay caused by waiting for payload
  • Partial Prefetching improves navigation speed

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