diff --git a/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.md b/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.md
index 69f9d380422b6..1bee155250252 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.md
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ export interface IExpressionLoaderParams
 |  [hasCompatibleActions](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.hascompatibleactions.md) | <code>ExpressionRenderHandlerParams['hasCompatibleActions']</code> |  |
 |  [inspectorAdapters](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.inspectoradapters.md) | <code>Adapters</code> |  |
 |  [onRenderError](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.onrendererror.md) | <code>RenderErrorHandlerFnType</code> |  |
-|  [partial](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.partial.md) | <code>boolean</code> |  |
+|  [partial](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.partial.md) | <code>boolean</code> | The flag to toggle on emitting partial results. By default, the partial results are disabled. |
 |  [renderMode](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.rendermode.md) | <code>RenderMode</code> |  |
 |  [searchContext](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.searchcontext.md) | <code>SerializableState</code> |  |
 |  [searchSessionId](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.searchsessionid.md) | <code>string</code> |  |
 |  [syncColors](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.synccolors.md) | <code>boolean</code> |  |
+|  [throttle](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.throttle.md) | <code>number</code> | Throttling of partial results in milliseconds. By default, throttling is disabled. |
 |  [uiState](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.uistate.md) | <code>unknown</code> |  |
 |  [variables](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.variables.md) | <code>Record&lt;string, any&gt;</code> |  |
 
diff --git a/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.partial.md b/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.partial.md
index 84c42c3f59f26..8922b2d0f377e 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.partial.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.partial.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ## IExpressionLoaderParams.partial property
 
+The flag to toggle on emitting partial results. By default, the partial results are disabled.
+
 <b>Signature:</b>
 
 ```typescript
diff --git a/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.throttle.md b/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.throttle.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3383bce879776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/plugins/expressions/public/kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.throttle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.md) &gt; [IExpressionLoaderParams](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.md) &gt; [throttle](./kibana-plugin-plugins-expressions-public.iexpressionloaderparams.throttle.md)
+
+## IExpressionLoaderParams.throttle property
+
+Throttling of partial results in milliseconds. By default, throttling is disabled.
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+throttle?: number;
+```
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/esaggs_fn.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/esaggs_fn.ts
index c331ba6b4b9a6..f5cb7e9574718 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/esaggs_fn.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/esaggs_fn.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { Datatable, ExpressionFunctionDefinition } from 'src/plugins/expressions/common';
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ import { handleRequest } from './request_handler';
 const name = 'esaggs';
 
 type Input = KibanaContext | null;
-type Output = Promise<Datatable>;
+type Output = Observable<Datatable>;
 
 interface Arguments {
   index: IndexPatternExpressionType;
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/request_handler.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/request_handler.test.ts
index 4f255cf4c244c..dae3661f00c27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/request_handler.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/request_handler.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+import { from } from 'rxjs';
 import type { MockedKeys } from '@kbn/utility-types/jest';
 import type { Filter } from '../../../es_query';
 import type { IndexPattern } from '../../../index_patterns';
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ jest.mock('../../tabify', () => ({
 
 import { tabifyAggResponse } from '../../tabify';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
+import { toArray } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
   let mockParams: MockedKeys<RequestHandlerParams>;
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
   });
 
   test('should create a new search source instance', async () => {
-    await handleRequest(mockParams);
+    await handleRequest(mockParams).toPromise();
     expect(mockParams.searchSourceService.create).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
     let searchSource: MockedKeys<ISearchSource>;
 
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      await handleRequest(mockParams);
+      await handleRequest(mockParams).toPromise();
       searchSource = await mockParams.searchSourceService.create();
     });
 
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
       await handleRequest({
         ...mockParams,
         filters: mockFilters,
-      });
+      }).toPromise();
       searchSource = await mockParams.searchSourceService.create();
       expect((searchSource.setField as jest.Mock).mock.calls[3]).toEqual(['filter', mockFilters]);
     });
@@ -118,14 +120,14 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
       await handleRequest({
         ...mockParams,
         query: mockQuery,
-      });
+      }).toPromise();
       searchSource = await mockParams.searchSourceService.create();
       expect((searchSource.setField as jest.Mock).mock.calls[4]).toEqual(['query', mockQuery]);
     });
   });
 
   test('calls searchSource.fetch', async () => {
-    await handleRequest(mockParams);
+    await handleRequest(mockParams).toPromise();
     const searchSource = await mockParams.searchSourceService.create();
 
     expect(searchSource.fetch$).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
   });
 
   test('tabifies response data', async () => {
-    await handleRequest(mockParams);
+    await handleRequest(mockParams).toPromise();
     expect(tabifyAggResponse).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       mockParams.aggs,
       {},
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
     await handleRequest({
       ...mockParams,
       timeRange: { from: '2020-12-01', to: '2020-12-31' },
-    });
+    }).toPromise();
     expect((tabifyAggResponse as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][2].timeRange).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       Object {
         "from": "2020-12-01T05:00:00.000Z",
@@ -167,4 +169,29 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
       }
     `);
   });
+
+  test('returns partial results', async () => {
+    const searchSource = await mockParams.searchSourceService.create();
+
+    (searchSource.fetch$ as jest.MockedFunction<typeof searchSource.fetch$>).mockReturnValue(
+      from([
+        {
+          rawResponse: {},
+        },
+        {
+          rawResponse: {},
+        },
+      ]) as ReturnType<typeof searchSource.fetch$>
+    );
+
+    const result = await handleRequest({
+      ...mockParams,
+      query: { query: 'foo', language: 'bar' },
+    })
+      .pipe(toArray())
+      .toPromise();
+
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(tabifyAggResponse).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/request_handler.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/request_handler.ts
index bf931966f5bae..f697138b13615 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/request_handler.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/expressions/esaggs/request_handler.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { defer } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Adapters } from 'src/plugins/inspector/common';
 
 import { calculateBounds, Filter, IndexPattern, Query, TimeRange } from '../../../../common';
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ export interface RequestHandlerParams {
   getNow?: () => Date;
 }
 
-export const handleRequest = async ({
+export const handleRequest = ({
   abortSignal,
   aggs,
   filters,
@@ -46,87 +48,95 @@ export const handleRequest = async ({
   timeRange,
   getNow,
 }: RequestHandlerParams) => {
-  const forceNow = getNow?.();
-  const searchSource = await searchSourceService.create();
-
-  searchSource.setField('index', indexPattern);
-  searchSource.setField('size', 0);
-
-  // Create a new search source that inherits the original search source
-  // but has the appropriate timeRange applied via a filter.
-  // This is a temporary solution until we properly pass down all required
-  // information for the request to the request handler (https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/16641).
-  // Using callParentStartHandlers: true we make sure, that the parent searchSource
-  // onSearchRequestStart will be called properly even though we use an inherited
-  // search source.
-  const timeFilterSearchSource = searchSource.createChild({ callParentStartHandlers: true });
-  const requestSearchSource = timeFilterSearchSource.createChild({ callParentStartHandlers: true });
-
-  // If timeFields have been specified, use the specified ones, otherwise use primary time field of index
-  // pattern if it's available.
-  const defaultTimeField = indexPattern?.getTimeField?.();
-  const defaultTimeFields = defaultTimeField ? [defaultTimeField.name] : [];
-  const allTimeFields = timeFields && timeFields.length > 0 ? timeFields : defaultTimeFields;
-
-  aggs.setTimeRange(timeRange as TimeRange);
-  aggs.setForceNow(forceNow);
-  aggs.setTimeFields(allTimeFields);
-
-  // For now we need to mirror the history of the passed search source, since
-  // the request inspector wouldn't work otherwise.
-  Object.defineProperty(requestSearchSource, 'history', {
-    get() {
-      return searchSource.history;
-    },
-    set(history) {
-      return (searchSource.history = history);
-    },
-  });
-
-  requestSearchSource.setField('aggs', aggs);
-
-  requestSearchSource.onRequestStart((paramSearchSource, options) => {
-    return aggs.onSearchRequestStart(paramSearchSource, options);
-  });
-
-  // If a timeRange has been specified and we had at least one timeField available, create range
-  // filters for that those time fields
-  if (timeRange && allTimeFields.length > 0) {
-    timeFilterSearchSource.setField('filter', () => {
-      return aggs.getSearchSourceTimeFilter(forceNow);
+  return defer(async () => {
+    const forceNow = getNow?.();
+    const searchSource = await searchSourceService.create();
+
+    searchSource.setField('index', indexPattern);
+    searchSource.setField('size', 0);
+
+    // Create a new search source that inherits the original search source
+    // but has the appropriate timeRange applied via a filter.
+    // This is a temporary solution until we properly pass down all required
+    // information for the request to the request handler (https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/16641).
+    // Using callParentStartHandlers: true we make sure, that the parent searchSource
+    // onSearchRequestStart will be called properly even though we use an inherited
+    // search source.
+    const timeFilterSearchSource = searchSource.createChild({ callParentStartHandlers: true });
+    const requestSearchSource = timeFilterSearchSource.createChild({
+      callParentStartHandlers: true,
     });
-  }
-
-  requestSearchSource.setField('filter', filters);
-  requestSearchSource.setField('query', query);
-
-  const { rawResponse: response } = await requestSearchSource
-    .fetch$({
-      abortSignal,
-      sessionId: searchSessionId,
-      inspector: {
-        adapter: inspectorAdapters.requests,
-        title: i18n.translate('data.functions.esaggs.inspector.dataRequest.title', {
-          defaultMessage: 'Data',
-        }),
-        description: i18n.translate('data.functions.esaggs.inspector.dataRequest.description', {
-          defaultMessage:
-            'This request queries Elasticsearch to fetch the data for the visualization.',
-        }),
+
+    // If timeFields have been specified, use the specified ones, otherwise use primary time field of index
+    // pattern if it's available.
+    const defaultTimeField = indexPattern?.getTimeField?.();
+    const defaultTimeFields = defaultTimeField ? [defaultTimeField.name] : [];
+    const allTimeFields = timeFields?.length ? timeFields : defaultTimeFields;
+
+    aggs.setTimeRange(timeRange as TimeRange);
+    aggs.setForceNow(forceNow);
+    aggs.setTimeFields(allTimeFields);
+
+    // For now we need to mirror the history of the passed search source, since
+    // the request inspector wouldn't work otherwise.
+    Object.defineProperty(requestSearchSource, 'history', {
+      get() {
+        return searchSource.history;
+      },
+      set(history) {
+        return (searchSource.history = history);
       },
-    })
-    .toPromise();
+    });
 
-  const parsedTimeRange = timeRange ? calculateBounds(timeRange, { forceNow }) : null;
-  const tabifyParams = {
-    metricsAtAllLevels: aggs.hierarchical,
-    partialRows,
-    timeRange: parsedTimeRange
-      ? { from: parsedTimeRange.min, to: parsedTimeRange.max, timeFields: allTimeFields }
-      : undefined,
-  };
+    requestSearchSource.setField('aggs', aggs);
 
-  const tabifiedResponse = tabifyAggResponse(aggs, response, tabifyParams);
+    requestSearchSource.onRequestStart((paramSearchSource, options) => {
+      return aggs.onSearchRequestStart(paramSearchSource, options);
+    });
 
-  return tabifiedResponse;
+    // If a timeRange has been specified and we had at least one timeField available, create range
+    // filters for that those time fields
+    if (timeRange && allTimeFields.length > 0) {
+      timeFilterSearchSource.setField('filter', () => {
+        return aggs.getSearchSourceTimeFilter(forceNow);
+      });
+    }
+
+    requestSearchSource.setField('filter', filters);
+    requestSearchSource.setField('query', query);
+
+    return { allTimeFields, forceNow, requestSearchSource };
+  }).pipe(
+    switchMap(({ allTimeFields, forceNow, requestSearchSource }) =>
+      requestSearchSource
+        .fetch$({
+          abortSignal,
+          sessionId: searchSessionId,
+          inspector: {
+            adapter: inspectorAdapters.requests,
+            title: i18n.translate('data.functions.esaggs.inspector.dataRequest.title', {
+              defaultMessage: 'Data',
+            }),
+            description: i18n.translate('data.functions.esaggs.inspector.dataRequest.description', {
+              defaultMessage:
+                'This request queries Elasticsearch to fetch the data for the visualization.',
+            }),
+          },
+        })
+        .pipe(
+          map(({ rawResponse: response }) => {
+            const parsedTimeRange = timeRange ? calculateBounds(timeRange, { forceNow }) : null;
+            const tabifyParams = {
+              metricsAtAllLevels: aggs.hierarchical,
+              partialRows,
+              timeRange: parsedTimeRange
+                ? { from: parsedTimeRange.min, to: parsedTimeRange.max, timeFields: allTimeFields }
+                : undefined,
+            };
+
+            return tabifyAggResponse(aggs, response, tabifyParams);
+          })
+        )
+    )
+  );
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/search/expressions/esaggs.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/search/expressions/esaggs.test.ts
index e75bd7be219de..11dfe67838d34 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/search/expressions/esaggs.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/search/expressions/esaggs.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+import { of as mockOf } from 'rxjs';
 import type { MockedKeys } from '@kbn/utility-types/jest';
 import type { ExecutionContext } from 'src/plugins/expressions/public';
 import type { IndexPatternsContract } from '../../../common/index_patterns/index_patterns';
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ import { getFunctionDefinition } from './esaggs';
 
 jest.mock('../../../common/search/expressions', () => ({
   getEsaggsMeta: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ name: 'esaggs' }),
-  handleEsaggsRequest: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+  handleEsaggsRequest: jest.fn(() => mockOf({})),
 }));
 
 import { getEsaggsMeta, handleEsaggsRequest } from '../../../common/search/expressions';
@@ -74,13 +75,13 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
   });
 
   test('calls indexPatterns.create with the values provided by the subexpression arg', async () => {
-    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers);
+    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers).toPromise();
 
     expect(startDependencies.indexPatterns.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith(args.index.value, true);
   });
 
   test('calls aggs.createAggConfigs with the values provided by the subexpression arg', async () => {
-    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers);
+    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers).toPromise();
 
     expect(startDependencies.aggs.createAggConfigs).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       {},
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
   });
 
   test('calls handleEsaggsRequest with all of the right dependencies', async () => {
-    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers);
+    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers).toPromise();
 
     expect(handleEsaggsRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       abortSignal: mockHandlers.abortSignal,
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - public', () => {
       timeRange: { from: 'a', to: 'b' },
     } as KibanaContext;
 
-    await definition().fn(input, args, mockHandlers);
+    await definition().fn(input, args, mockHandlers).toPromise();
 
     expect(handleEsaggsRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/search/expressions/esaggs.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/search/expressions/esaggs.ts
index 1e3d56c71e423..6d658d44980d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/search/expressions/esaggs.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/search/expressions/esaggs.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import { get } from 'lodash';
+import { defer } from 'rxjs';
+import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { StartServicesAccessor } from 'src/core/public';
 import {
   EsaggsExpressionFunctionDefinition,
@@ -35,30 +37,36 @@ export function getFunctionDefinition({
 }) {
   return (): EsaggsExpressionFunctionDefinition => ({
     ...getEsaggsMeta(),
-    async fn(input, args, { inspectorAdapters, abortSignal, getSearchSessionId }) {
-      const { aggs, indexPatterns, searchSource, getNow } = await getStartDependencies();
+    fn(input, args, { inspectorAdapters, abortSignal, getSearchSessionId }) {
+      return defer(async () => {
+        const { aggs, indexPatterns, searchSource, getNow } = await getStartDependencies();
 
-      const indexPattern = await indexPatterns.create(args.index.value, true);
-      const aggConfigs = aggs.createAggConfigs(
-        indexPattern,
-        args.aggs!.map((agg) => agg.value)
-      );
-      aggConfigs.hierarchical = args.metricsAtAllLevels;
+        const indexPattern = await indexPatterns.create(args.index.value, true);
+        const aggConfigs = aggs.createAggConfigs(
+          indexPattern,
+          args.aggs!.map((agg) => agg.value)
+        );
+        aggConfigs.hierarchical = args.metricsAtAllLevels;
 
-      return await handleEsaggsRequest({
-        abortSignal,
-        aggs: aggConfigs,
-        filters: get(input, 'filters', undefined),
-        indexPattern,
-        inspectorAdapters,
-        partialRows: args.partialRows,
-        query: get(input, 'query', undefined) as any,
-        searchSessionId: getSearchSessionId(),
-        searchSourceService: searchSource,
-        timeFields: args.timeFields,
-        timeRange: get(input, 'timeRange', undefined),
-        getNow,
-      });
+        return { aggConfigs, indexPattern, searchSource, getNow };
+      }).pipe(
+        switchMap(({ aggConfigs, indexPattern, searchSource, getNow }) =>
+          handleEsaggsRequest({
+            abortSignal,
+            aggs: aggConfigs,
+            filters: get(input, 'filters', undefined),
+            indexPattern,
+            inspectorAdapters,
+            partialRows: args.partialRows,
+            query: get(input, 'query', undefined) as any,
+            searchSessionId: getSearchSessionId(),
+            searchSourceService: searchSource,
+            timeFields: args.timeFields,
+            timeRange: get(input, 'timeRange', undefined),
+            getNow,
+          })
+        )
+      );
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/search/expressions/esaggs.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/search/expressions/esaggs.test.ts
index 15287e9d8cf5b..7c1f7626f491b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/search/expressions/esaggs.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/search/expressions/esaggs.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+import { of as mockOf } from 'rxjs';
 import type { MockedKeys } from '@kbn/utility-types/jest';
 import { KibanaRequest } from 'src/core/server';
 import type { ExecutionContext } from 'src/plugins/expressions/server';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import { getFunctionDefinition } from './esaggs';
 
 jest.mock('../../../common/search/expressions', () => ({
   getEsaggsMeta: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ name: 'esaggs' }),
-  handleEsaggsRequest: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+  handleEsaggsRequest: jest.fn(() => mockOf({})),
 }));
 
 import { getEsaggsMeta, handleEsaggsRequest } from '../../../common/search/expressions';
@@ -76,19 +77,19 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - server', () => {
   });
 
   test('calls getStartDependencies with the KibanaRequest', async () => {
-    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers);
+    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers).toPromise();
 
     expect(getStartDependencies).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 'hi' });
   });
 
   test('calls indexPatterns.create with the values provided by the subexpression arg', async () => {
-    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers);
+    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers).toPromise();
 
     expect(startDependencies.indexPatterns.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith(args.index.value, true);
   });
 
   test('calls aggs.createAggConfigs with the values provided by the subexpression arg', async () => {
-    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers);
+    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers).toPromise();
 
     expect(startDependencies.aggs.createAggConfigs).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       {},
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - server', () => {
   });
 
   test('calls handleEsaggsRequest with all of the right dependencies', async () => {
-    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers);
+    await definition().fn(null, args, mockHandlers).toPromise();
 
     expect(handleEsaggsRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       abortSignal: mockHandlers.abortSignal,
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ describe('esaggs expression function - server', () => {
       timeRange: { from: 'a', to: 'b' },
     } as KibanaContext;
 
-    await definition().fn(input, args, mockHandlers);
+    await definition().fn(input, args, mockHandlers).toPromise();
 
     expect(handleEsaggsRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/search/expressions/esaggs.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/search/expressions/esaggs.ts
index bb22a491b157e..3a39276c8ed41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/search/expressions/esaggs.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/search/expressions/esaggs.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import { get } from 'lodash';
+import { defer } from 'rxjs';
+import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { KibanaRequest, StartServicesAccessor } from 'src/core/server';
 import {
@@ -36,45 +38,47 @@ export function getFunctionDefinition({
 }): () => EsaggsExpressionFunctionDefinition {
   return () => ({
     ...getEsaggsMeta(),
-    async fn(
-      input,
-      args,
-      { inspectorAdapters, abortSignal, getSearchSessionId, getKibanaRequest }
-    ) {
-      const kibanaRequest = getKibanaRequest ? getKibanaRequest() : null;
-      if (!kibanaRequest) {
-        throw new Error(
-          i18n.translate('data.search.esaggs.error.kibanaRequest', {
-            defaultMessage:
-              'A KibanaRequest is required to execute this search on the server. ' +
-              'Please provide a request object to the expression execution params.',
-          })
-        );
-      }
+    fn(input, args, { inspectorAdapters, abortSignal, getSearchSessionId, getKibanaRequest }) {
+      return defer(async () => {
+        const kibanaRequest = getKibanaRequest ? getKibanaRequest() : null;
+        if (!kibanaRequest) {
+          throw new Error(
+            i18n.translate('data.search.esaggs.error.kibanaRequest', {
+              defaultMessage:
+                'A KibanaRequest is required to execute this search on the server. ' +
+                'Please provide a request object to the expression execution params.',
+            })
+          );
+        }
 
-      const { aggs, indexPatterns, searchSource } = await getStartDependencies(kibanaRequest);
+        const { aggs, indexPatterns, searchSource } = await getStartDependencies(kibanaRequest);
 
-      const indexPattern = await indexPatterns.create(args.index.value, true);
-      const aggConfigs = aggs.createAggConfigs(
-        indexPattern,
-        args.aggs!.map((agg) => agg.value)
-      );
+        const indexPattern = await indexPatterns.create(args.index.value, true);
+        const aggConfigs = aggs.createAggConfigs(
+          indexPattern,
+          args.aggs!.map((agg) => agg.value)
+        );
 
-      aggConfigs.hierarchical = args.metricsAtAllLevels;
+        aggConfigs.hierarchical = args.metricsAtAllLevels;
 
-      return await handleEsaggsRequest({
-        abortSignal,
-        aggs: aggConfigs,
-        filters: get(input, 'filters', undefined),
-        indexPattern,
-        inspectorAdapters,
-        partialRows: args.partialRows,
-        query: get(input, 'query', undefined) as any,
-        searchSessionId: getSearchSessionId(),
-        searchSourceService: searchSource,
-        timeFields: args.timeFields,
-        timeRange: get(input, 'timeRange', undefined),
-      });
+        return { aggConfigs, indexPattern, searchSource };
+      }).pipe(
+        switchMap(({ aggConfigs, indexPattern, searchSource }) =>
+          handleEsaggsRequest({
+            abortSignal,
+            aggs: aggConfigs,
+            filters: get(input, 'filters', undefined),
+            indexPattern,
+            inspectorAdapters,
+            partialRows: args.partialRows,
+            query: get(input, 'query', undefined) as any,
+            searchSessionId: getSearchSessionId(),
+            searchSourceService: searchSource,
+            timeFields: args.timeFields,
+            timeRange: get(input, 'timeRange', undefined),
+          })
+        )
+      );
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.test.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.test.ts
index 86477e53dc1a1..4c0ed842076c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
 import { first, skip, toArray } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
 import { loader, ExpressionLoader } from './loader';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import {
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ const { __getLastExecution, __getLastRenderMode } = require('./services');
 
 const element: HTMLElement = null as any;
 
+let testScheduler: TestScheduler;
+
 jest.mock('./services', () => {
   let renderMode: RenderMode | undefined;
   const renderers: Record<string, unknown> = {
@@ -88,6 +91,10 @@ describe('execute helper function', () => {
 describe('ExpressionLoader', () => {
   const expressionString = 'demodata';
 
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    testScheduler = new TestScheduler((actual, expected) => expect(actual).toStrictEqual(expected));
+  });
+
   describe('constructor', () => {
     it('accepts expression string', () => {
       const expressionLoader = new ExpressionLoader(element, expressionString, {});
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@ describe('ExpressionLoader', () => {
     const expressionLoader = new ExpressionLoader(element, 'var foo', {
       variables: { foo: of(1, 2) },
       partial: true,
+      throttle: 0,
     });
     const { result, partial } = await expressionLoader.data$.pipe(first()).toPromise();
 
@@ -137,6 +145,22 @@ describe('ExpressionLoader', () => {
     expect(result).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  it('throttles partial results', async () => {
+    testScheduler.run(({ cold, expectObservable }) => {
+      const expressionLoader = new ExpressionLoader(element, 'var foo', {
+        variables: { foo: cold('a 5ms b 5ms c 10ms d', { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4 }) },
+        partial: true,
+        throttle: 20,
+      });
+
+      expectObservable(expressionLoader.data$).toBe('a 19ms c 2ms d', {
+        a: expect.objectContaining({ result: 1 }),
+        c: expect.objectContaining({ result: 3 }),
+        d: expect.objectContaining({ result: 4 }),
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   it('emits on loading$ on initial load and on updates', async () => {
     const expressionLoader = new ExpressionLoader(element, expressionString, {});
     const loadingPromise = expressionLoader.loading$.pipe(toArray()).toPromise();
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.ts
index a51ce35c68180..e5e63b044ad0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/public/loader.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
-import { filter, map, delay } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, Subject, Subscription, asyncScheduler, identity } from 'rxjs';
+import { filter, map, delay, throttleTime } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { defaults } from 'lodash';
 import { UnwrapObservable } from '@kbn/utility-types';
 import { Adapters } from '../../inspector/public';
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ export class ExpressionLoader {
       .getData()
       .pipe(
         delay(0), // delaying until the next tick since we execute the expression in the constructor
-        filter(({ partial }) => params.partial || !partial)
+        filter(({ partial }) => params.partial || !partial),
+        params.partial && params.throttle
+          ? throttleTime(params.throttle, asyncScheduler, { leading: true, trailing: true })
+          : identity
       )
       .subscribe((value) => this.dataSubject.next(value));
   };
@@ -178,6 +181,7 @@ export class ExpressionLoader {
     this.params.syncColors = params.syncColors;
     this.params.debug = Boolean(params.debug);
     this.params.partial = Boolean(params.partial);
+    this.params.throttle = Number(params.throttle ?? 1000);
 
     this.params.inspectorAdapters = (params.inspectorAdapters ||
       this.execution?.inspect()) as Adapters;
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/public/public.api.md b/src/plugins/expressions/public/public.api.md
index 55655cfc5d156..3aa902be5ba63 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/public/public.api.md
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/public/public.api.md
@@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ export interface IExpressionLoaderParams {
     //
     // (undocumented)
     onRenderError?: RenderErrorHandlerFnType;
-    // (undocumented)
     partial?: boolean;
     // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "RenderMode" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
     //
@@ -920,6 +919,7 @@ export interface IExpressionLoaderParams {
     searchSessionId?: string;
     // (undocumented)
     syncColors?: boolean;
+    throttle?: number;
     // (undocumented)
     uiState?: unknown;
     // (undocumented)
diff --git a/src/plugins/expressions/public/types/index.ts b/src/plugins/expressions/public/types/index.ts
index 2375252e82784..a691aa31a75c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/expressions/public/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/expressions/public/types/index.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,18 @@ export interface IExpressionLoaderParams {
   renderMode?: RenderMode;
   syncColors?: boolean;
   hasCompatibleActions?: ExpressionRenderHandlerParams['hasCompatibleActions'];
+
+  /**
+   * The flag to toggle on emitting partial results.
+   * By default, the partial results are disabled.
+   */
   partial?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Throttling of partial results in milliseconds. 0 is disabling the throttling.
+   * By default, it equals 1000.
+   */
+  throttle?: number;
 }
 
 export interface ExpressionRenderError extends Error {