diff --git a/autoload/vebugger.vim b/autoload/vebugger.vim
index bc863df..1c3871a 100644
--- a/autoload/vebugger.vim
+++ b/autoload/vebugger.vim
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ function! s:f_debugger.kill() dict
     if self.shell.is_valid
         call self.addLineToTerminal('','== DEBUGGER TERMINATED ==')
     endif
-    let &updatetime=self.prevUpdateTime
+    if !has('timers')
+        let &updatetime=self.prevUpdateTime
+    endif
     call self.shell.kill(15)
     if exists('s:debugger')
         for l:closeHandler in s:debugger.closeHandlers
@@ -54,7 +56,9 @@ function! s:f_debugger.invokeReading() dict
                 \|| 'error'==l:checkpid[0]
         call self.kill()
     endif
-    call feedkeys("f\e", '\n') " Make sure the CursorHold event is refired even if the user does nothing
+    if !has('timers')
+        call feedkeys("f\e", '\n') " Make sure the CursorHold event is refired even if the user does nothing
+    endif
 endfunction
 
 "Handle a single line from the debugger's interactive shell
@@ -262,12 +266,19 @@ function! vebugger#createDebugger(command)
     let l:debugger.writeHandlers={}
     let l:debugger.closeHandlers=[]
 
-    let l:debugger.prevUpdateTime=&updatetime
+    if !has('timers')
+        let l:debugger.prevUpdateTime=&updatetime
+        set updatetime=500
+    endif
 
-    set updatetime=500
     return l:debugger
 endfunction
 
+if has('timers')
+    function! s:readingTimerCallback(timerId)
+        call s:debugger.invokeReading()
+    endfunction
+endif
 
 "Create a debugger and set it as the currently active debugger
 function! vebugger#startDebugger(command)
@@ -275,19 +286,30 @@ function! vebugger#startDebugger(command)
 
     let s:debugger=vebugger#createDebugger(a:command)
 
-    augroup vebugger_shell
-        autocmd!
-        autocmd CursorHold * call s:debugger.invokeReading()
-    augroup END
+    if has('timers')
+        let s:timerId = timer_start(500, function('s:readingTimerCallback'), {'repeat': -1})
+    else
+        augroup vebugger_shell
+            autocmd!
+            autocmd CursorHold * call s:debugger.invokeReading()
+        augroup END
+    endif
 
     return s:debugger
 endfunction
 
 "Terminate the currently active debugger
 function! vebugger#killDebugger()
-    augroup vebugger_shell
-        autocmd!
-    augroup END
+    if has('timers')
+        if exists('s:timerId')
+            call timer_stop(s:timerId)
+            unlet s:timerId
+        endif
+    else
+        augroup vebugger_shell
+            autocmd!
+        augroup END
+    endif
     if exists('s:debugger')
         call vebugger#std#closeShellBuffer(s:debugger)
         call s:debugger.closeTerminalBuffer()
diff --git a/autoload/vebugger/std.vim b/autoload/vebugger/std.vim
index a3273ed..284bb7a 100644
--- a/autoload/vebugger/std.vim
+++ b/autoload/vebugger/std.vim
@@ -226,20 +226,52 @@ function! s:standardThinkHandlers.updateCallStack(readResult,debugger) dict
     endif
 endfunction
 
+"Helper print function; when using vim timers feedkeys ensures that messages
+"can be confirmend by the user.
+function! s:printWithFeedKeys(evaluatedExpression)
+    if empty(get(a:evaluatedExpression,'expression'))
+        let l:echo = a:evaluatedExpression.value
+    else
+        let l:echo = a:evaluatedExpression.expression.': '.a:evaluatedExpression.value
+    endif
+    let l:echoLines = split(l:echo, '\r\n\|\n\|\r')
+    if len(l:echoLines) == 1
+        call add(l:echoLines, '')
+    endif
+
+    if has('timers')
+        " Convert to an expression we can use with feedkeys.
+        " string(l:echo) won't do because it uses single-quotes which
+        " do not escape newlines
+        let l:echoJoinExpr = 'join('.string(l:echoLines).', "\n")'
+
+        let l:echoKeys = ':echo '.l:echoJoinExpr."\<Cr>"
+        if mode() == 'n'
+            " Call echo normaly
+            call feedkeys(l:echoKeys)
+        elseif mode() == 'i'
+            " Execute command in insert mode
+            call feedkeys("\<C-o>".l:echoKeys)
+        endif
+        " NOTE: Other modes are not supported
+    else
+        " Without timer support, feedkeys won't work and we have
+        " to echo directly
+        echo join(l:echoLines, "\n")
+    endif
+endfunction
+
 "Print an expression that it's evaluation was previously requested
 function! s:standardThinkHandlers.printEvaluatedExpression(readResult,debugger) dict
     let l:evaluatedExpression=a:readResult.std.evaluatedExpression
     if !empty(l:evaluatedExpression)
-        if empty(get(l:evaluatedExpression,'expression'))
-            echo l:evaluatedExpression.value."\n"
-        else
+        if !empty(get(l:evaluatedExpression,'expression'))
             let l:index=index(a:debugger.state.std.evaluateExpressions,l:evaluatedExpression.expression)
             if 0<=l:index
                 call remove(a:debugger.state.std.evaluateExpressions,l:index)
-                echo l:evaluatedExpression.expression.': '.l:evaluatedExpression.value."\n"
-                let g:echo=l:evaluatedExpression.expression.': '.l:evaluatedExpression.value."\n"
             endif
         endif
+        call s:printWithFeedKeys(l:evaluatedExpression)
         call a:debugger.addWriteAction('std','removeAfterDisplayed',a:readResult)
     endif
 endfunction