From the version 2012.2.1420 release notes: Changed: Default Timeout for verifications acting as waits is increased from 10 to 30 seconds. [Story #39373] I preferred the default value of 10 seconds. I do a lot of demos of Test Studio and often have deliberately failing tests. Having to wait for 30 seconds is inconvenient. I can understand that the higher default value might be better for most users, but it would be nice if we could configure that value somewhere. A setting in Test Studio would be nice, but even a config file would be sufficient. Note, this is not the same as: http://feedback.telerik.com/Project/117/Feedback/Details/41870-need-a-way-to-adjust-all-wait-times