diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
index f3a364e37d7..a87b6deebda 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/data.js
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ openerp.web.BufferedDataSet = openerp.web.DataSetStatic.extend({
         this.set_ids(_.without.apply(_, [this.ids].concat(ids)));
         this.on_change();
         var to_return = $.Deferred().then(callback);
-        setTimeout(function () {to_return.resolve({result: true});}, 0);
+        $.async_when().then(function () {to_return.resolve({result: true});});
         return to_return.promise();
     },
     reset_ids: function(ids) {
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ openerp.web.ProxyDataSet = openerp.web.DataSetSearch.extend({
         } else {
             console.warn("trying to create a record using default proxy dataset behavior");
             var to_return = $.Deferred().then(callback);
-            setTimeout(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": undefined});}, 0);
+            $.async_when().then(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": undefined});});
             return to_return.promise();
         }
     },
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ openerp.web.ProxyDataSet = openerp.web.DataSetSearch.extend({
         } else {
             console.warn("trying to write a record using default proxy dataset behavior");
             var to_return = $.Deferred().then(callback);
-            setTimeout(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": true});}, 0);
+            $.async_when().then(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": true});});
             return to_return.promise();
         }
     },
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ openerp.web.ProxyDataSet = openerp.web.DataSetSearch.extend({
         this.on_unlink(ids);
         console.warn("trying to unlink a record using default proxy dataset behavior");
         var to_return = $.Deferred().then(callback);
-        setTimeout(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": true});}, 0);
+        $.async_when().then(function () {to_return.resolve({"result": true});});
         return to_return.promise();
     },
     on_unlink: function(ids) {}
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index 2bc6f13a741..e27ffce588d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ openerp.web.FormView = openerp.web.View.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.FormView#
         if (this.embedded_view) {
             var def = $.Deferred().then(this.on_loaded);
             var self = this;
-            setTimeout(function() {def.resolve(self.embedded_view);}, 0);
+            $.async_when().then(function() {def.resolve(self.embedded_view);});
             return def.promise();
         } else {
             var context = new openerp.web.CompoundContext(this.dataset.get_context());
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ openerp.web.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.web.form.Field.extend({
                         return true;
                     }, menuStyle: {width: "200px"}
                 });
-                setTimeout(function() {self.$menu_btn.trigger(e);}, 0);
+                $.async_when().then(function() {self.$menu_btn.trigger(e);});
             });
         });
         var ctx_callback = function(e) {init_context_menu_def.resolve(e); e.preventDefault()};
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ openerp.web.form.FieldMany2One = openerp.web.form.Field.extend({
                 real_set_value(data[0]);
             }).fail(function() {self.tmp_value = undefined;});
         } else {
-            setTimeout(function() {real_set_value(value);}, 0);
+            $.async_when().then(function() {real_set_value(value);});
         }
     },
     get_value: function() {
@@ -2110,13 +2110,13 @@ openerp.web.form.FieldOne2Many = openerp.web.form.Field.extend({
         this.viewmanager.on_mode_switch.add_first(function(n_mode, b, c, d, e) {
             $.when(self.save_any_view()).then(function() {
                 if(n_mode === "list")
-                    setTimeout(function() {self.reload_current_view();}, 0);
+                    $.async_when().then(function() {self.reload_current_view();});
             });
         });
         this.is_setted.then(function() {
-            setTimeout(function () {
+            $.async_when().then(function () {
                 self.viewmanager.appendTo(self.$element);
-            }, 0);
+            });
         });
         return def;
     },
@@ -2402,9 +2402,9 @@ openerp.web.form.FieldMany2Many = openerp.web.form.Field.extend({
             self.initial_is_loaded.resolve();
             loaded.resolve();
         });
-        setTimeout(function () {
+        $.async_when().then(function () {
             self.list_view.appendTo($("#" + self.list_id));
-        }, 0);
+        });
         return loaded;
     },
     reload_content: function() {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index 16987e597d2..472001390e8 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ openerp.web.ListView.Groups = openerp.web.Class.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.L
         var fields = _.pluck(_.select(this.columns, function(x) {return x.tag == "field"}), 'name');
         var options = { offset: page * limit, limit: limit };
         //TODO xmo: investigate why we need to put the setTimeout
-        setTimeout(function() {dataset.read_slice(fields, options , function (records) {
+        $.async_when().then(function() {dataset.read_slice(fields, options , function (records) {
             // FIXME: ignominious hacks, parents (aka form view) should not send two ListView#reload_content concurrently
             if (self.records.length) {
                 self.records.reset(null, {silent: true});
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ openerp.web.ListView.Groups = openerp.web.Class.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.L
             self.records.add(records, {silent: true});
             list.render();
             d.resolve(list);
-        });}, 0);
+        });});
         return d.promise();
     },
     setup_resequence_rows: function (list, dataset) {
@@ -1341,9 +1341,9 @@ openerp.web.ListView.Groups = openerp.web.Class.extend( /** @lends openerp.web.L
                     //        Accounting > Taxes > Taxes, child tax accounts)
                     //        when synchronous (without setTimeout)
                     (function (dataset, id, seq) {
-                        setTimeout(function () {
+                        $.async_when().then(function () {
                             dataset.write(id, {sequence: seq});
-                        }, 0);
+                        });
                     }(dataset, record.get('id'), seq));
                     record.set('sequence', seq);
                 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_page.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_page.js
index 428776e3c49..6ac5bc9f72b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_page.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_page.js
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ openerp.web.page = function (openerp) {
                         def.resolve();
                     });
                 } else {
-                    setTimeout(function () {
+                    $.async_when().then(function () {
                         def.reject();
-                    }, 0)
+                    })
                 }
             });
             return def.promise();
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ openerp.web.page = function (openerp) {
                         real_set_value(data[0]);
                 });
             } else {
-                setTimeout(function() {real_set_value(value);}, 0);
+                $.async_when().then(function() {real_set_value(value);});
             }
         },
         get_value: function() {