The semiconductor memory device related to an embodiment of the present invention including a memory string in which a plurality of memory cells are connected, a bit line connected to an end of the memory string, a power supply circuit which generates a voltage or a current related to an operation state of each memory cell, a sense amplifier which supplies a control voltage or a control current which controls an operation state of each memory cell via the bit line according to the voltage or the current generated in the power circuit, and a transient response adjustment circuit which adjusts the transient response characteristics of the voltage or the current generated in the power supply circuit when the sense amplifier supplies to the bit line the control voltage or the control current which shifts the memory string from a first operation state to a second operation state.