Implicit Wait
An automation strategy where the tool waits automatically for elements to appear, rather than pausing for a fixed time.
What is Implicit Wait?
What is Implicit Wait?
Implicit waiting lets the automation framework pause automatically until an element becomes available, up to a maximum timeout, instead of the tester inserting fixed sleeps. It is far more robust than hard-coded delays, which are simultaneously too slow on fast runs and too short on slow ones—the root cause of much flakiness. Playwright goes further with actionability-based auto-waiting on every interaction, so recorded flows wait exactly as long as needed and no longer, keeping tests both fast and deterministic.