diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
index 15bdd3a2..aed2872a 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
@@ -366,9 +366,7 @@ class DeviantartExtractor(Extractor):
         kwargs["fatal"] = None
         diff = time.time() - DeviantartExtractor._last_request
         if diff < 2.0:
-            delay = 2.0 - diff
-            self.log.debug("Sleeping %.2f seconds", delay)
-            time.sleep(delay)
+            self.sleep(2.0 - diff, "request")
 
         while True:
             response = self.request(url, **kwargs)
@@ -1496,7 +1494,7 @@ class DeviantartOAuthAPI():
 
         while True:
             if self.delay:
-                time.sleep(self.delay)
+                self.extractor.sleep(self.delay, "api")
 
             self.authenticate(None if public else self.refresh_token_key)
             kwargs["headers"] = self.headers
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/erome.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/erome.py
index ad3f16ba..03307f89 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/erome.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/erome.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from .common import Extractor, Message
 from .. import text, util, exception
 from ..cache import cache
 import itertools
-import time
 
 BASE_PATTERN = r"(?:https?://)?(?:www\.)?erome\.com"
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ class EromeExtractor(Extractor):
             if response.content.find(
                     b"<title>Please wait a few moments</title>", 0, 600) < 0:
                 return response
-            time.sleep(5)
+            self.sleep(5.0, "check")
 
     def _pagination(self, url, params):
         for params["page"] in itertools.count(1):
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/plurk.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/plurk.py
index 1c24b5bb..41352597 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/plurk.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/plurk.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 from .common import Extractor, Message
 from .. import text, util, exception
 import datetime
-import time
 import re
 
 
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ class PlurkExtractor(Extractor):
     """Base class for plurk extractors"""
     category = "plurk"
     root = "https://www.plurk.com"
+    request_interval = 1.0
 
     def items(self):
         urls = self._urls_ex if self.config("comments", False) else self._urls
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class PlurkExtractor(Extractor):
                 return
             elif info["has_newer"] < 200:
                 del data["count"]
-            time.sleep(1)
             data["from_response_id"] = info["responses"][-1]["id"] + 1
 
     @staticmethod