diff --git a/src/functions/rate.ts b/src/functions/rate.ts
index bed7edd..e322744 100644
--- a/src/functions/rate.ts
+++ b/src/functions/rate.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import { TransformOptions } from "./baseDefinitions";
  */
 export function rate(
     targetRate: number = 50,
-    period: number = 2,
+    period: number = 1,
     options: TransformOptions = {
         readableObjectMode: true,
         writableObjectMode: true,
     },
 ): Transform {
-    const deltaMS = ((1 / targetRate) * 1000) / period; // Skip half a period
+    const deltaMS = ((1 / targetRate) * 1000) / period; // Skip a full period
     let total = 0;
     const start = performance.now();
     return new Transform({
diff --git a/tests/rate.spec.ts b/tests/rate.spec.ts
index 024724c..acd3647 100644
--- a/tests/rate.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/rate.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test.cb("rate() sends data at desired rate", t => {
     let k = 0;
 
     sourceFast
-        .pipe(rate(fastRate, 1))
+        .pipe(rate(fastRate))
         .on("data", (element: string[]) => {
             const currentRate = (i / (performance.now() - start)) * 1000;
             expect(element).to.deep.equal(expectedElements[i]);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test.cb("rate() sends data at desired rate", t => {
         .on("error", t.end);
 
     sourceMed
-        .pipe(rate(medRate, 1))
+        .pipe(rate(medRate))
         .on("data", (element: string[]) => {
             const currentRate = (j / (performance.now() - start)) * 1000;
             expect(element).to.deep.equal(expectedElements[j]);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ test.cb("rate() sends data at desired rate", t => {
         .on("error", t.end);
 
     sourceSlow
-        .pipe(rate(slowRate, 1))
+        .pipe(rate(slowRate))
         .on("data", (element: string[]) => {
             const currentRate = (k / (performance.now() - start)) * 1000;
             expect(element).to.deep.equal(expectedElements[k]);