diff --git a/Lib/subprocess.py b/Lib/subprocess.py
index db6342f..f69159e 100644
--- a/Lib/subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/subprocess.py
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@
     with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as p:
         try:
             return p.wait(timeout=timeout)
-        except:
+        except:  # Including KeyboardInterrupt, wait handled that.
             p.kill()
-            p.wait()
+            # We don't call p.wait() again as p.__exit__ does that for us.
             raise
 
 
@@ -450,9 +450,9 @@
             stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
             raise TimeoutExpired(process.args, timeout, output=stdout,
                                  stderr=stderr)
-        except:
+        except:  # Including KeyboardInterrupt, communicate handled that.
             process.kill()
-            process.wait()
+            # We don't call process.wait() as .__exit__ does that for us.
             raise
         retcode = process.poll()
         if check and retcode:
@@ -714,6 +714,11 @@
 
         self.text_mode = encoding or errors or text or universal_newlines
 
+        # How long to resume waiting on a child after the first ^C.
+        # There is no right value for this.  The purpose is to be polite
+        # yet remain good for interactive users trying to exit a tool.
+        self._sigint_wait_secs = 0.25  # 1/xkcd221.getRandomNumber()
+
         self._closed_child_pipe_fds = False
 
         try:
@@ -787,7 +792,7 @@
     def __enter__(self):
         return self
 
-    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, value, traceback):
         if self.stdout:
             self.stdout.close()
         if self.stderr:
@@ -796,6 +801,22 @@
             if self.stdin:
                 self.stdin.close()
         finally:
+            if exc_type == KeyboardInterrupt:
+                # https://bugs.python.org/issue25942
+                # In the case of a KeyboardInterrupt we assume the SIGINT
+                # was also already sent to our child processes.  We can't
+                # block indefinitely as that is not user friendly.
+                # If we have not already waited a brief amount of time in
+                # an interrupted .wait() or .communicate() call, do so here
+                # for consistency.
+                if self._sigint_wait_secs > 0:
+                    try:
+                        self._wait(timeout=self._sigint_wait_secs)
+                    except TimeoutExpired:
+                        pass
+                self._sigint_wait_secs = 0  # Note that this has been done.
+                return  # resume the KeyboardInterrupt
+
             # Wait for the process to terminate, to avoid zombies.
             self.wait()
 
@@ -804,7 +825,7 @@
             # We didn't get to successfully create a child process.
             return
         if self.returncode is None:
-            # Not reading subprocess exit status creates a zombi process which
+            # Not reading subprocess exit status creates a zombie process which
             # is only destroyed at the parent python process exit
             _warn("subprocess %s is still running" % self.pid,
                   ResourceWarning, source=self)
@@ -889,6 +910,21 @@
 
             try:
                 stdout, stderr = self._communicate(input, endtime, timeout)
+            except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                # https://bugs.python.org/issue25942
+                # See the detailed comment in .wait().
+                if timeout is not None:
+                    sigint_timeout = min(self._sigint_wait_secs,
+                                         self._remaining_time(endtime))
+                else:
+                    sigint_timeout = self._sigint_wait_secs
+                self._sigint_wait_secs = 0  # nothing else should wait.
+                try:
+                    self._wait(timeout=sigint_timeout)
+                except TimeoutExpired:
+                    pass
+                raise  # resume the KeyboardInterrupt
+
             finally:
                 self._communication_started = True
 
@@ -919,6 +955,30 @@
             raise TimeoutExpired(self.args, orig_timeout)
 
 
+    def wait(self, timeout=None):
+        """Wait for child process to terminate; returns self.returncode."""
+        if timeout is not None:
+            endtime = _time() + timeout
+        try:
+            return self._wait(timeout=timeout)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            # https://bugs.python.org/issue25942
+            # The first keyboard interrupt waits briefly for the child to
+            # exit under the common assumption that it also received the ^C
+            # generated SIGINT and will exit rapidly.
+            if timeout is not None:
+                sigint_timeout = min(self._sigint_wait_secs,
+                                     self._remaining_time(endtime))
+            else:
+                sigint_timeout = self._sigint_wait_secs
+            self._sigint_wait_secs = 0  # nothing else should wait.
+            try:
+                self._wait(timeout=sigint_timeout)
+            except TimeoutExpired:
+                pass
+            raise  # resume the KeyboardInterrupt
+
+
     if _mswindows:
         #
         # Windows methods
@@ -1127,16 +1187,16 @@
             return self.returncode
 
 
-        def wait(self, timeout=None):
-            """Wait for child process to terminate.  Returns returncode
-            attribute."""
+        def _wait(self, timeout):
+            """Internal implementation of wait() on Windows."""
             if timeout is None:
                 timeout_millis = _winapi.INFINITE
             else:
                 timeout_millis = int(timeout * 1000)
             if self.returncode is None:
+                # API note: Returns immediately if timeout_millis == 0.
                 result = _winapi.WaitForSingleObject(self._handle,
-                                                    timeout_millis)
+                                                     timeout_millis)
                 if result == _winapi.WAIT_TIMEOUT:
                     raise TimeoutExpired(self.args, timeout)
                 self.returncode = _winapi.GetExitCodeProcess(self._handle)
@@ -1498,9 +1558,8 @@
             return (pid, sts)
 
 
-        def wait(self, timeout=None):
-            """Wait for child process to terminate.  Returns returncode
-            attribute."""
+        def _wait(self, timeout):
+            """Internal implementation of wait() on POSIX."""
             if self.returncode is not None:
                 return self.returncode
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
index 2e2721e..dd63818 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -2921,6 +2921,71 @@
         self._kill_dead_process('terminate')
 
 class MiscTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    class RecordingPopen(subprocess.Popen):
+        """A Popen that saves a reference to each instance for testing."""
+        instances_created = []
+
+        def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+            self.instances_created.append(self)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(subprocess.Popen, "_communicate")
+    def _test_keyboardinterrupt_no_kill(self, popener, mock__communicate,
+                                        **kwargs):
+        """Fake a SIGINT happening during Popen._communicate() and ._wait().
+
+        This avoids the need to actually try and get test environments to send
+        and receive signals reliably across platforms.  The net effect of a ^C
+        happening during a blocking subprocess execution which we want to clean
+        up from is a KeyboardInterrupt coming out of communicate() or wait().
+        """
+
+        mock__communicate.side_effect = KeyboardInterrupt
+        try:
+            with mock.patch.object(subprocess.Popen, "_wait") as mock__wait:
+                # We patch out _wait() as no signal was involved so the
+                # child process isn't actually going to exit rapidly.
+                mock__wait.side_effect = KeyboardInterrupt
+                with mock.patch.object(subprocess, "Popen",
+                                       self.RecordingPopen):
+                    with self.assertRaises(KeyboardInterrupt):
+                        popener([sys.executable, "-c",
+                                 "import time\ntime.sleep(9)\nimport sys\n"
+                                 "sys.stderr.write('\\n!runaway child!\\n')"],
+                                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, **kwargs)
+                for call in mock__wait.call_args_list[1:]:
+                    self.assertNotEqual(
+                            call, mock.call(timeout=None),
+                            "no open-ended wait() after the first allowed: "
+                            f"{mock__wait.call_args_list}")
+                sigint_calls = []
+                for call in mock__wait.call_args_list:
+                    if call == mock.call(timeout=0.25):  # from Popen.__init__
+                        sigint_calls.append(call)
+                self.assertLessEqual(mock__wait.call_count, 2,
+                                     msg=mock__wait.call_args_list)
+                self.assertEqual(len(sigint_calls), 1,
+                                 msg=mock__wait.call_args_list)
+        finally:
+            # cleanup the forgotten (due to our mocks) child process
+            process = self.RecordingPopen.instances_created.pop()
+            process.kill()
+            process.wait()
+            self.assertEqual([], self.RecordingPopen.instances_created)
+
+    def test_call_keyboardinterrupt_no_kill(self):
+        self._test_keyboardinterrupt_no_kill(subprocess.call, timeout=6.282)
+
+    def test_run_keyboardinterrupt_no_kill(self):
+        self._test_keyboardinterrupt_no_kill(subprocess.run, timeout=6.282)
+
+    def test_context_manager_keyboardinterrupt_no_kill(self):
+        def popen_via_context_manager(*args, **kwargs):
+            with subprocess.Popen(*args, **kwargs) as unused_process:
+                raise KeyboardInterrupt  # Test how __exit__ handles ^C.
+        self._test_keyboardinterrupt_no_kill(popen_via_context_manager)
+
     def test_getoutput(self):
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.getoutput('echo xyzzy'), 'xyzzy')
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.getstatusoutput('echo xyzzy'),
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-12-27-20-15-51.bpo-25942.Giyr8v.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-12-27-20-15-51.bpo-25942.Giyr8v.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b898345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-12-27-20-15-51.bpo-25942.Giyr8v.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+The subprocess module is now more graceful when handling a Ctrl-C
+KeyboardInterrupt during subprocess.call, subprocess.run, or a Popen context
+manager.  It now waits a short amount of time for the child (presumed to
+have also gotten the SIGINT) to exit, before continuing the
+KeyboardInterrupt exception handling.  This still includes a SIGKILL in the
+call() and run() APIs, but at least the child had a chance first.