diff --git a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
index 37e40353b416..1219b183c747 100644
--- a/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
+++ b/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $md-checkbox-mark-color: md-color($md-background, background);
 /** The color that is used as the checkbox background when it is checked. */
 $md-checkbox-background-color: md-color($md-primary, 500);
 /** The base duration used for the majority of transitions for the checkbox. */
-$md-checkbox-transition-duration: 140ms;
+$md-checkbox-transition-duration: 90ms;
 /** The amount of spacing between the checkbox and its label. */
 $md-checkbox-item-spacing: 4px;