diff --git a/jedi/api.py b/jedi/api.py
index 46407999..26ead866 100644
--- a/jedi/api.py
+++ b/jedi/api.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import helpers
 import common
 import builtin
 import api_classes
+import cache
 
 from _compatibility import next, unicode
 
@@ -403,7 +404,8 @@ class Script(object):
 
         debug.speed('func_call user_stmt')
         with common.scale_speed_settings(settings.scale_get_in_function_call):
-            origins = evaluate.follow_call(call)
+            _callable = lambda: evaluate.follow_call(call)
+            origins = cache.cache_get_in_function_call(_callable, user_stmt)
         debug.speed('func_call followed')
 
         if len(origins) == 0:
diff --git a/jedi/cache.py b/jedi/cache.py
index 9b28a502..19252b44 100644
--- a/jedi/cache.py
+++ b/jedi/cache.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+import time
+import settings
+
 # memoize caches will be deleted after every action
 memoize_caches = []
 
+time_caches = []
+
 
 def clear_caches():
     """ Jedi caches many things, that should be completed after each completion
@@ -13,6 +18,8 @@ def clear_caches():
     for m in memoize_caches:
         m.clear()
 
+    time_caches = []
+
 
 def memoize_default(default=None, cache=memoize_caches):
     """ This is a typical memoization decorator, BUT there is one difference:
@@ -47,3 +54,34 @@ class CachedMetaClass(type):
     @memoize_default()
     def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return super(CachedMetaClass, self).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def time_cache(time_add_setting):
+    """ This decorator works as follows: Call it with a setting and after that
+    use the function with a callable that returns the key.
+    But: This function is only called if the key is not available. After a
+    certain amount of time (`time_add_setting`) the cache is invalid.
+    """
+    def _temp(key_func):
+        dct = {}
+        time_caches.append(dct)
+        def wrapper(optional_callable, *args, **kwargs):
+            key = key_func(*args, **kwargs)
+            value = None
+            if key in dct:
+                expiry, value = dct[key]
+                if expiry > time.time():
+                    return value
+            value = optional_callable()
+            time_add = getattr(settings, time_add_setting)
+            if key is not None:
+                dct[key] = time.time() + time_add, value
+            return value
+        return wrapper
+    return _temp
+
+
+@time_cache("get_in_function_call_validity")
+def cache_get_in_function_call(stmt):
+    module_path = stmt.get_parent_until().path
+    return None if module_path is None else (module_path, stmt.start_pos)
diff --git a/jedi/settings.py b/jedi/settings.py
index 736c561f..283f34fc 100644
--- a/jedi/settings.py
+++ b/jedi/settings.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fast_parser_always_reparse = False
 # Use the cache (full cache) to generate get_in_function_call's. This may fail
 # with multiline docstrings (likely) and other complicated changes to the fail
 # (unlikely). The goal is to move away from it by making the rest faster.
-use_get_in_function_call_cache = True
+use_get_in_function_call_cache = False
 
 # ----------------
 # dynamic stuff
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ scale_get_in_function_call = 0.1
 part_line_length = 20
 
 # ----------------
-# star import caching
+# caching validity (time)
 # ----------------
 
 # In huge packages like numpy, checking all star imports on every completion
@@ -102,3 +102,7 @@ part_line_length = 20
 # time span (in seconds).
 
 star_import_cache_validity = 60.0
+
+# Finding function calls might be slow (0.1-0.5s). This is not acceptible for
+# normal writing. Therefore cache it for a short time.
+get_in_function_call_validity = 3.0