diff --git a/markdown_it/rules_inline/text.py b/markdown_it/rules_inline/text.py
index f306b2e4..18b2fcc7 100644
--- a/markdown_it/rules_inline/text.py
+++ b/markdown_it/rules_inline/text.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import functools
+import re
+
 # Skip text characters for text token, place those to pending buffer
 # and increment current pos
 from .state_inline import StateInline
@@ -36,11 +39,17 @@
 }
 
 
+@functools.cache
+def _terminator_char_regex() -> re.Pattern[str]:
+    return re.compile("[" + re.escape("".join(_TerminatorChars)) + "]")
+
+
 def text(state: StateInline, silent: bool) -> bool:
     pos = state.pos
     posMax = state.posMax
-    while (pos < posMax) and state.src[pos] not in _TerminatorChars:
-        pos += 1
+
+    terminator_char = _terminator_char_regex().search(state.src, pos)
+    pos = terminator_char.start() if terminator_char else posMax
 
     if pos == state.pos:
         return False