give 1 second for web search to grab data

app.py

@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ def chat_response(user_msg, chat_history, system_prompt,
             enriched = system_prompt.strip() + "\n\nRelevant context:\n" + "\n".join(search_results)
         else:
             enriched = system_prompt
+
+        # give search up to 1 second to fetch results, then proceed
+        if enable_search:
+            thread_search.join(timeout=1.0)
+
         prompt = format_conversation(history, enriched)
 
         pipe = load_pipeline(model_name)