# Opening and Closing

By default, the ContextMenu opens and closes the items which contain children on `mouseover` and `mouseleave` with a small delay.

To customize its opening and closing behavior, utilize the following options:

* [Configuring the hover delay](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui/components/layout/context-menu/open-close#delay-on-hover)

## Delay on Hover

To prevent the accidental opening or closing of the ContextMenu items, the component waits for 100 milliseconds before performing the action. To change the default delay, use the [`hoverOpenDelay`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui/components/layout/api/menuprops#hoveropendelay) and [`hoverCloseDelay`](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui/components/layout/api/menuprops#hoverclosedelay) properties of the Menu.

[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui/layout/context-menu/open-close/source.txt)

## Suggested Links

* [API Reference of the Menu](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui/components/layout/api/menuprops)