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title: Set a per-test timeout with the Bun test runner
sidebarTitle: Test timeout
mode: center
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Use the `--timeout` flag to set a timeout for each test in milliseconds. If any test exceeds this timeout, it will be marked as failed.

The default timeout is `5000` (5 seconds).

```sh terminal icon="terminal"
bun test --timeout 3000 # 3 seconds
```

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See [Docs > Test runner](/test) for complete documentation of `bun test`.
