diff --git a/packages/tiny-toast/src/common.ts b/packages/tiny-toast/src/common.ts
index 407486f4..9ecba790 100644
--- a/packages/tiny-toast/src/common.ts
+++ b/packages/tiny-toast/src/common.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { cls, forceStyle, styleAssign } from "./utils";
+import { tinyassert } from "@hiogawa/utils";
+import { cls, styleAssign } from "./utils";
 
 // TODO: support all 6 positions
 export const TOAST_POSITIONS = ["bottom-left", "top-center"] as const;
@@ -37,33 +38,70 @@ export function slideScaleCollapseTransition({
   position: ToastPosition;
 }) {
   // steps
-  // - slide out + scale down + collapse
   // - slide in + scale up + uncollapse
+  // - slide out + scale down + collapse
   return {
-    out: (el: HTMLElement) => {
+    enterFrom: (el: HTMLElement) => {
+      tinyassert(el.firstElementChild instanceof HTMLElement);
       styleAssign(el.style, {
-        opacity: "0",
+        transition: "all 0.2s ease",
+        height: "0",
+      });
+      styleAssign(el.firstElementChild.style, {
+        transition: "all 0.2s ease-in-out", // "translateY" comes slightly after "height"
+        opacity: "0.5",
         transform: cls(
-          "scale(0)",
-          position === "bottom-left" && "translateY(120%)",
-          position === "top-center" && "translateY(-120%)"
+          "scale(0.5)",
+          position === "bottom-left" && "translateY(200%)",
+          position === "top-center" && "translateY(-200%)"
         ),
       });
-      forceStyle(el); // somehow order matters and without this preact animation glitches
-      el.style.height = "0px";
     },
-    in: (el: HTMLElement) => {
-      if (el.firstElementChild) {
-        el.style.height = el.firstElementChild.clientHeight + "px";
-        forceStyle(el);
-      }
+    enterTo: (el: HTMLElement) => {
+      tinyassert(el.firstElementChild instanceof HTMLElement);
       styleAssign(el.style, {
+        height: el.firstElementChild.clientHeight + "px",
+      });
+      styleAssign(el.firstElementChild.style, {
         opacity: "1",
         transform: "scale(1) translateY(0)",
       });
     },
-    reset: (el: HTMLElement) => {
-      el.style.height = "";
+    entered: (el: HTMLElement) => {
+      tinyassert(el.firstElementChild instanceof HTMLElement);
+      styleAssign(el.style, {
+        transition: "",
+        height: "",
+      });
+      styleAssign(el.firstElementChild.style, {
+        transition: "",
+      });
+    },
+    leaveFrom: (el: HTMLElement) => {
+      tinyassert(el.firstElementChild instanceof HTMLElement);
+      styleAssign(el.style, {
+        transition: "all 0.2s ease-in-out",
+        height: el.firstElementChild.clientHeight + "px",
+      });
+      styleAssign(el.firstElementChild.style, {
+        transition: "all 0.2s ease",
+        opacity: "1",
+        transform: "scale(1) translateY(0)",
+      });
+    },
+    leaveTo: (el: HTMLElement) => {
+      tinyassert(el.firstElementChild instanceof HTMLElement);
+      styleAssign(el.style, {
+        height: "0",
+      });
+      styleAssign(el.firstElementChild.style, {
+        opacity: "0",
+        transform: cls(
+          "scale(0)",
+          position === "bottom-left" && "translateY(150%)",
+          position === "top-center" && "translateY(-150%)"
+        ),
+      });
     },
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/tiny-toast/src/preact/ui.tsx b/packages/tiny-toast/src/preact/ui.tsx
index c5b663b0..ef54bf67 100644
--- a/packages/tiny-toast/src/preact/ui.tsx
+++ b/packages/tiny-toast/src/preact/ui.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function ToastContainer({ toast }: { toast: PreactToastManager }) {
         {
           style: istyle({
             position: "absolute",
-            top: "3px",
+            top: "0.5rem",
             width: "100%",
             display: "flex",
             flexDirection: "column-reverse",
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ function ToastAnimation({
     });
     const manager = new TransitionManager({
       defaultEntered: false,
-      onEnterFrom: transition.out,
-      onEnterTo: transition.in,
-      onEntered: transition.reset,
-      onLeaveFrom: transition.in,
-      onLeaveTo: transition.out,
+      onEnterFrom: transition.enterFrom,
+      onEnterTo: transition.enterTo,
+      onEntered: transition.entered,
+      onLeaveFrom: transition.leaveFrom,
+      onLeaveTo: transition.leaveTo,
       onLeft: () => toast.remove(item.id),
     });
     return manager;
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ function ToastAnimation({
       ref: manager.setElement,
       style: istyle({
         pointerEvents: "auto",
-        transitionDuration: "200ms",
       }),
     },
     h(
diff --git a/packages/tiny-toast/src/react/ui.tsx b/packages/tiny-toast/src/react/ui.tsx
index 6be626fe..0c724fd5 100644
--- a/packages/tiny-toast/src/react/ui.tsx
+++ b/packages/tiny-toast/src/react/ui.tsx
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ function AnimationWrapper({
         pointerEvents: "auto",
         transitionDuration: "200ms",
       }}
-      onEnterFrom={transition.out}
-      onEnterTo={transition.in}
-      onEntered={transition.reset}
-      onLeaveFrom={transition.in}
-      onLeaveTo={transition.out}
+      onEnterFrom={transition.enterFrom}
+      onEnterTo={transition.enterTo}
+      onEntered={transition.entered}
+      onLeaveFrom={transition.leaveFrom}
+      onLeaveTo={transition.leaveTo}
       onLeft={() => toast.remove(item.id)}
     >
       <div style={{ display: "inline-block", padding: "0.25rem 0" }}>
diff --git a/packages/tiny-toast/src/utils.ts b/packages/tiny-toast/src/utils.ts
index 61e5acac..f23140bb 100644
--- a/packages/tiny-toast/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/tiny-toast/src/utils.ts
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ export function cls(...args: unknown[]) {
   return args.filter(Boolean).join(" ");
 }
 
-export function forceStyle(el: HTMLElement) {
-  typeof getComputedStyle(el).transition || console.log("unreachable");
-}
-
 // type-safe styles assignment
 export const styleAssign = Object.assign<
   Partial<CSSStyleDeclaration>,
diff --git a/packages/tiny-transition/src/core.ts b/packages/tiny-transition/src/core.ts
index e46cbdcc..74f18306 100644
--- a/packages/tiny-transition/src/core.ts
+++ b/packages/tiny-transition/src/core.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export class TransitionManager {
     this.disposables.add(
       onNextFrame(() => {
         // "enterTo" on next frame
+        forceStyle(el); // TODO: don't need next frame if forceStyle?
         this.options.onEnterTo?.(el);
 
         // notify "entered"
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ export class TransitionManager {
     this.disposables.add(
       onNextFrame(() => {
         // "leaveTo" on next frame
+        forceStyle(el);
         this.options.onLeaveTo?.(el);
 
         // notify "left"
@@ -190,3 +192,7 @@ function parseDurationSingle(s: string): number {
   tinyassert(Number.isFinite(ms), `failed to parse css duration '${s}'`);
   return ms;
 }
+
+export function forceStyle(el: HTMLElement) {
+  typeof getComputedStyle(el).transition || console.log("unreachable");
+}