diff --git a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Column.vue b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Column.vue
index 814dbd0b9b..10afe3f495 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Column.vue
+++ b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Column.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import AddFieldButton from "./AddFieldButton.vue";
 import EditableInput from "./EditableInput.vue";
 import { computed, ref } from "vue";
 import { useStore } from "../store";
-import { move_children_to_parent, confirm_dialog } from "../utils";
+import { move_children_to_parent, confirm_dialog, is_touch_screen_device } from "../utils";
 import { useMagicKeys, whenever } from "@vueuse/core";
 
 const props = defineProps(["section", "column"]);
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ function move_columns_to_section() {
 			class="column-container"
 			v-model="column.fields"
 			group="fields"
+			:delay="is_touch_screen_device() ? 200 : 0"
 			:animation="200"
 			:easing="store.get_animation"
 			item-key="id"
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Section.vue b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Section.vue
index 1b3ab49d94..9266d5c8d3 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Section.vue
+++ b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Section.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Column from "./Column.vue";
 import EditableInput from "./EditableInput.vue";
 import { ref, computed } from "vue";
 import { useStore } from "../store";
-import { section_boilerplate, move_children_to_parent, confirm_dialog } from "../utils";
+import { section_boilerplate, move_children_to_parent, confirm_dialog, is_touch_screen_device } from "../utils";
 import { useMagicKeys, whenever } from "@vueuse/core";
 
 const props = defineProps(["tab", "section"]);
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ function move_sections_to_tab() {
 					v-model="section.columns"
 					group="columns"
 					item-key="id"
+					:delay="is_touch_screen_device() ? 200 : 0"
 					:animation="200"
 					:easing="store.get_animation"
 					:disabled="store.read_only"
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Tabs.vue b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Tabs.vue
index e7cf7e1305..3946e93ee5 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Tabs.vue
+++ b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/components/Tabs.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import Section from "./Section.vue";
 import EditableInput from "./EditableInput.vue";
 import { useStore } from "../store";
-import { section_boilerplate, confirm_dialog } from "../utils";
+import { section_boilerplate, confirm_dialog, is_touch_screen_device } from "../utils";
 import draggable from "vuedraggable";
 import { ref, computed } from "vue";
 import { useMagicKeys, whenever } from "@vueuse/core";
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ function delete_tab(tab, with_children) {
 			class="tabs"
 			v-model="store.form.layout.tabs"
 			group="tabs"
+			:delay="is_touch_screen_device() ? 200 : 0"
 			:animation="200"
 			:easing="store.get_animation"
 			item-key="id"
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ function delete_tab(tab, with_children) {
 				class="tab-content-container"
 				v-model="tab.sections"
 				group="sections"
+				:delay="is_touch_screen_device() ? 200 : 0"
 				:animation="200"
 				:easing="store.get_animation"
 				item-key="id"
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/utils.js b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/utils.js
index 28e17354bf..6856432c2a 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/form_builder/utils.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/form_builder/utils.js
@@ -347,3 +347,7 @@ export function confirm_dialog(
 	d.show();
 	d.set_message(message);
 }
+
+export function is_touch_screen_device() {
+	return "ontouchstart" in document.documentElement;
+}