MacBook Air taking a while to connect to Internet

Recently, my MacBook Air has been taking some time to connect to the Internet (via my Airport) upon waking from standby mode. It connects to the Airport router immediately and all indicators suggest that I'm connected to the Internet, but I can't get to Google, etc. for about 45 seconds.
Though this is not a major problem, it does take considerably longer than usual to connect to the Internet. In addition, it seems as though Mail and Calendar need to be shut down and reopened for both applications to connect to the web, Cloud, etc., even after Safari kicks in and I can surf the web.
My MacBook Air is up to date with all software, etc. and I'm on 10.8.3. My other devices (iPhone, iPad) seem to connect fine after "waking" them standby.
Any ideas?

Thanks, dominic23, but this hasn't helped. As I type this, my email inboxes each have a ! next to them, indicating they are still offline or not connected. I have to shut and reopen Mail--and presumably Calendar, too--if I want them to connect.

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