diff --git a/lua/keymaps.lua b/lua/keymaps.lua
index 24494fc..8195420 100644
--- a/lua/keymaps.lua
+++ b/lua/keymaps.lua
@@ -687,40 +687,21 @@ vim.keymap.set('n', 'gf', function()
 	smart_open_file(path)
 end, { desc = 'Smart gf: open file under cursor in new tab or reuse buffer' })
 
--- [[ Remap double Tab to exit insert/visual/command/terminal modes ]]
-local last_tab_time = 0
-local double_tab_timeout = 400 -- milliseconds
-local tab_timer = nil
-local function tab_double_escape()
-	local now = vim.loop.hrtime() / 1e6 -- current time in ms
-	if tab_timer then
-		tab_timer:stop()
-		tab_timer:close()
-		tab_timer = nil
-		local mode = vim.api.nvim_get_mode().mode
-		if mode:match '[iIcR]' then
-			return vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<Esc>', true, false, true)
-		elseif mode:match '[vV\x16]' then
-			return vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<Esc>', true, false, true)
-		elseif mode:match 't' then
-			return vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<C-\\><C-n>', true, false, true)
-		else
-			return '' -- normal mode
-		end
+-- [[ Remap double q to exit insert/visual/terminal modes ]]
+vim.o.timeoutlen = 300 -- wait 300ms for second q
+-- handler
+local function double_q_exit(mode)
+	if mode == 't' then
+		-- send <C-\><C-n> to exit terminal mode
+		return vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<C-\\><C-n>', true, false, true)
 	else
-		-- first Tab press → start a timer to send a normal Tab if no second Tab
-		tab_timer = vim.loop.new_timer()
-		tab_timer:start(
-			double_tab_timeout,
-			0,
-			vim.schedule_wrap(function()
-				vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<Tab>', true, false, true), 'n', false)
-				tab_timer:stop()
-				tab_timer:close()
-				tab_timer = nil
-			end)
-		)
-		return '' -- do nothing
+		-- send <Esc> to exit insert/visual modes
+		return vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<Esc>', true, false, true)
 	end
 end
-vim.keymap.set({ 'i', 'v', 't' }, '<Tab>', tab_double_escape, { noremap = true, expr = true, silent = true })
+vim.keymap.set({ 'i', 'v' }, 'qq', function()
+	return double_q_exit 'i'
+end, { expr = true, noremap = true })
+vim.keymap.set('t', 'qq', function()
+	return double_q_exit 't'
+end, { expr = true, noremap = true })