Timeout Configuration in Playwright
From the Playwright cheat sheet · Retries & Timeouts · verified Jul 2026
Timeout Configuration
Set timeouts for tests, actions, navigation, and assertions
typescript
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
export default defineConfig({
timeout: 30_000, // Per-test timeout (30s)
expect: { timeout: 5_000 }, // Assertion timeout (5s)
use: {
actionTimeout: 10_000, // Click/fill/etc timeout
navigationTimeout: 30_000, // page.goto timeout
},
});💡 test.slow() triples the timeout — use for known slow tests instead of hardcoding a number
⚡ The 4 timeout layers: test > action > navigation > expect — each independently configurable
📌 Per-assertion timeout overrides expect.timeout — useful for elements that load asynchronously
🟢 Default test timeout is 30s — increase for E2E flows, decrease for unit-style tests
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