# Help to clarify use of timeout versus implicit wait

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/help-to-clarify-use-of-timeout-versus-implicit-wait/3545>\
**Category:** Robot Framework\
**Created:** [1 April 2022 16:45 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/help-to-clarify-use-of-timeout-versus-implicit-wait/3545 "2022-04-01T16:45:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bweston](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/bweston/32/1298_2.png) [@bweston](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/bweston)\
**Post date:** [1 April 2022 16:45 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/help-to-clarify-use-of-timeout-versus-implicit-wait/3545/1 "2022-04-01T16:45:49Z")

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Can you tell me what happens if you have a test case with a keyword that uses the timeout argument and the implicit wait is set globally in the same case how this would work? Does one take precedence over the other?

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**Author:** ![EdManlove](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/edmanlove/32/1002_2.png) [@EdManlove](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/EdManlove)\
**Post date:** [1 April 2022 16:57 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/help-to-clarify-use-of-timeout-versus-implicit-wait/3545/2 "2022-04-01T16:57:59Z")

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@bweston Are you asking about SeleniumLibrary / Selenium?

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**Author:** ![bweston](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/bweston/32/1298_2.png) [@bweston](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/bweston)\
**Post date:** [1 April 2022 17:51 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/help-to-clarify-use-of-timeout-versus-implicit-wait/3545/3 "2022-04-01T17:51:07Z")

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@EdManlove Selenium Library