diff --git a/packages/web/components/elements/LoadingBar.tsx b/packages/web/components/elements/LoadingBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8231a5b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/components/elements/LoadingBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { Box } from './../elements/LayoutPrimitives'
+import { Dispatch, SetStateAction, useEffect, useState } from "react"
+
+type LoadingBarProps = {
+  fillColor: string
+  backgroundColor: string
+  borderRadius: string
+  percentFill?: number
+}
+
+type AnimationStatus = {
+  position: number,
+  transition: string
+}
+export function LoadingBar(props: LoadingBarProps): JSX.Element {
+  // OK So, what we want to do is.
+  // We have two boxes.
+  const [leftOne, setLeftOne] = useState({ position: 0, transition: 'left 0.5s linear' })
+  const [leftTwo, setLeftTwo] = useState({ position: -100, transition: 'left 0.5s linear' })
+
+  const calculateNewValue = (currVal: AnimationStatus, setNextVal: Dispatch<SetStateAction<AnimationStatus>>) => {
+    const position = currVal.position >= 100 ? -100 : currVal.position + 25;
+    const transition = currVal.position >= 100 ? 'left 0s linear' : 'left 0.5s linear';
+    setNextVal({ position, transition })
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setTimeout(() => {
+      calculateNewValue(leftOne, setLeftOne)
+    }, 500);
+
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(interval)
+    }
+  }, [leftOne])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setTimeout(() => {
+      calculateNewValue(leftTwo, setLeftTwo)
+    }, 500);
+
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(interval)
+    }
+  }, [leftTwo])
+
+  return (
+    <Box
+      css={{
+        height: '5px',
+        width: '100%',
+        overflow: 'hidden',
+        backgroundColor: props.backgroundColor,
+      }}
+    >
+      <Box
+        css={{
+          height: '100%',
+          position: 'absolute',
+          width: `${props.percentFill ?? 10}%`,
+          left: `${leftOne.position}%`,
+          transition: leftOne.transition,
+          backgroundColor: props.fillColor,
+        }}
+      />
+      <Box
+        css={{
+          height: '100%',
+          position: 'absolute',
+          width: `${props.percentFill ?? 10}%`,
+          left: `${leftTwo.position}%`,
+          transition: leftTwo.transition,
+          backgroundColor: props.fillColor,
+        }}
+      />
+    </Box>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/CardTypes.tsx b/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/CardTypes.tsx
index 799509cb2..ab9d9dfcb 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/CardTypes.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/CardTypes.tsx
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ export type LinkedItemCardProps = {
   multiSelectMode: MultiSelectMode
 
   isHovered?: boolean
+  isLoading?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/LibraryGridCard.tsx b/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/LibraryGridCard.tsx
index 60072a376..167fdbd05 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/LibraryGridCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/LibraryGridCard.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { CoverImage } from '../../elements/CoverImage'
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
 import relativeTime from 'dayjs/plugin/relativeTime'
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
-import Link from 'next/link'
 import {
   AuthorInfoStyle,
   CardCheckbox,
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ import {
 import { CardMenu } from '../CardMenu'
 import { DotsThree } from 'phosphor-react'
 import { isTouchScreenDevice } from '../../../lib/deviceType'
-import { ProgressBarOverlay } from './LibraryListCard'
+import { LoadingBarOverlay, ProgressBarOverlay } from "./LibraryListCard"
 import { FallbackImage } from './FallbackImage'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ export function LibraryGridCard(props: LinkedItemCardProps): JSX.Element {
         setIsHovered(false)
       }}
       onClick={(event) => {
-        console.log('click event: ', event)
         if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) {
           window.open(
             `/${props.viewer.profile.username}/${props.item.slug}`,
@@ -133,6 +131,7 @@ type GridImageProps = {
   src?: string
   title?: string
   readingProgress?: number
+  isLoading?: boolean
 }
 
 const GridImage = (props: GridImageProps): JSX.Element => {
@@ -140,7 +139,17 @@ const GridImage = (props: GridImageProps): JSX.Element => {
 
   return (
     <>
-      {(props.readingProgress ?? 0) > 0 && (
+      {
+        props.isLoading && (
+          <LoadingBarOverlay
+            width="100%"
+            top={95}
+            bottomRadius={'0px'}
+            fillColor={"rgba(60, 179, 113, 1)"}
+          />
+        )
+      }
+      {(props.readingProgress ?? 0) > 0 && !props.isLoading && (
         <ProgressBarOverlay
           width="100%"
           top={95}
@@ -189,6 +198,7 @@ const LibraryGridCardContent = (props: LinkedItemCardProps): JSX.Element => {
           src={props.item.image}
           title={props.item.title}
           readingProgress={item.readingProgressPercent}
+          isLoading={props.isLoading}
         />
         <SpanBox
           css={{
diff --git a/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/LibraryListCard.tsx b/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/LibraryListCard.tsx
index e80eae1fb..60b1d02b2 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/LibraryListCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/patterns/LibraryCards/LibraryListCard.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { ProgressBar } from '../../elements/ProgressBar'
 import { theme } from '../../tokens/stitches.config'
 import { FallbackImage } from './FallbackImage'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+import { LoadingBar } from "../../elements/LoadingBar"
 
 export function LibraryListCard(props: LinkedItemCardProps): JSX.Element {
   const router = useRouter()
@@ -128,11 +129,45 @@ export function LibraryListCard(props: LinkedItemCardProps): JSX.Element {
   )
 }
 
+type LoadingBarOverlayProps = {
+  top: number
+  width: string
+  bottomRadius: string,
+  fillColor?: string,
+  percentFill?: number
+}
+
+
 type ProgressBarOverlayProps = {
   top: number
   width: string
   value: number
-  bottomRadius: string
+  bottomRadius: string,
+}
+
+export const LoadingBarOverlay = (
+  props: LoadingBarOverlayProps
+): JSX.Element => {
+  return (
+    <Box
+      css={{
+        position: 'absolute',
+        width: props.width,
+        top: props.top,
+        borderBottomLeftRadius: props.bottomRadius,
+        borderBottomRightRadius: props.bottomRadius,
+        overflow: 'clip',
+        zIndex: 2,
+      }}
+    >
+      <LoadingBar
+        fillColor={props.fillColor ?? theme.colors.thProgressFg.toString()}
+        backgroundColor="rgba(217, 217, 217, 0.65)"
+        borderRadius={'2px'}
+        percentFill={props.percentFill}
+      />
+    </Box>
+  )
 }
 
 export const ProgressBarOverlay = (
@@ -164,13 +199,24 @@ type ListImageProps = {
   src?: string
   title?: string
   readingProgress?: number
+  isLoading?: boolean
 }
 
 const ListImage = (props: ListImageProps): JSX.Element => {
   const [displayFallback, setDisplayFallback] = useState(props.src == undefined)
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <>{
+      props.isLoading && (
+        <LoadingBarOverlay
+          width="55px"
+          top={50}
+          bottomRadius="4px"
+          fillColor={"rgba(60, 179, 113, 1)"}
+          percentFill={30}
+        />
+      )
+      }
       {(props.readingProgress ?? 0) > 0 && (
         <ProgressBarOverlay
           width="55px"
@@ -241,6 +287,7 @@ export function LibraryListCardContent(
           src={props.item.image}
           title={props.item.title}
           readingProgress={item.readingProgressPercent}
+          isLoading={props.isLoading}
         />
       </Box>
       <VStack
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx
index e2c5385f9..2989751c6 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/HomeFeedContainer.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ const debouncedFetchSearchResults = debounce((query, cb) => {
   fetchSearchResults(query, cb)
 }, 300)
 
-const TIMEOUT_DELAYS = [500, 750, 1000, 2000, 5000];
+// We set a relatively high delay for the refresh.
+const TIMEOUT_DELAYS = [1000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 10000];
 
 export function HomeFeedContainer(): JSX.Element {
   const { viewerData } = useGetViewerQuery()
@@ -142,10 +143,11 @@ export function HomeFeedContainer(): JSX.Element {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!router.isReady) return
     const q = router.query['q']
-    let qs = ''
+    let qs = 'in:inbox' // Default to in:inbox search term.
     if (q && typeof q === 'string') {
       qs = q
     }
+
     if (qs !== (queryInputs.searchQuery || '')) {
       setQueryInputs({ ...queryInputs, searchQuery: qs })
       performActionOnItem('refresh', undefined as unknown as any)
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ export function HomeFeedContainer(): JSX.Element {
   const libraryItems = useMemo(() => {
     const items =
       itemsPages?.flatMap((ad) => {
-        return ad.search.edges
+        return ad.search.edges.map(it => ({ ...it, isLoading: it.node.state === 'PROCESSING'}));
       }) || []
     return items
   }, [itemsPages, performActionOnItem])
@@ -186,13 +188,16 @@ export function HomeFeedContainer(): JSX.Element {
         }
 
         const item = getItem(savedLink);
-        const username = viewerData?.me?.profile.username;
+        const username = viewerData?.me?.profile.username
+
         if (item) {
           const link = await articleQuery({ username, slug: item.node.slug, includeFriendsHighlights: false })
 
           if (link && link.state != "PROCESSING") {
             const updatedArticle = { ...item };
             updatedArticle.node = {...item.node, ...link }
+            updatedArticle.isLoading = false;
+            console.log('updating')
             performActionOnItem('update-item', updatedArticle);
             return;
           }
@@ -206,9 +211,8 @@ export function HomeFeedContainer(): JSX.Element {
 
         // If the item was not found, this suggests that we are not in the right search view. So we can bail early.
       }
-
-      setTimeout(seeIfUpdated, TIMEOUT_DELAYS[0]);
       setSavedLink(undefined);
+      setTimeout(seeIfUpdated, TIMEOUT_DELAYS[0]);
     }
 
   }, [itemsPages])
@@ -315,13 +319,6 @@ export function HomeFeedContainer(): JSX.Element {
     [libraryItems]
   )
 
-  const getItemByUrl = useCallback(
-    (url: string) => {
-      return libraryItems.find(it => it.node.url === url);
-    },
-    [libraryItems]
-  )
-
   const activeItemIndex = useMemo(() => {
     if (!activeCardId) {
       return undefined
@@ -755,10 +752,6 @@ export function HomeFeedContainer(): JSX.Element {
     [itemsPages, multiSelectMode, checkedItems]
   )
 
-  const queryUntilSavedOrTimeout = async (url: string, tries : number | undefined = 5)=> {
-    return;
-  }
-
   const handleLinkSubmission =
     async (link: string, timezone: string, locale: string) => {
       const result = await saveUrlMutation(link, timezone, locale)
@@ -1283,6 +1276,7 @@ function LibraryItems(props: LibraryItemsProps): JSX.Element {
             <LinkedItemCard
               layout={props.layout}
               item={linkedItem.node}
+              isLoading={linkedItem.isLoading}
               viewer={props.viewer}
               isChecked={props.isChecked(linkedItem.node.id)}
               setIsChecked={props.setIsChecked}