Word Count feature slow in CS4

The word cound feature in InDesign CS4 is sometimes very slow compared to what it was in CS2. I'm not even counting vast quantities of text, often a story of 1000 or so words will pause for an infernally long time before displaying results.
Has anyone figured out a fix or workaround for this? I typically need to count stories or selections in a hurry.
kurt hoffman
art director
Forward newspaper

If you roll-over the right side of that character count display, a menu will appear, on which also appears the word count. Click on the word count entry, and it becomes the default display at the bottom of the page. Also, by holding down the command key, you can click and drag that floating box to your preferred display location.

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