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update slow description #3466

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<h2 id="test-duration">Test duration</h2>

Many reporters will display test duration, as well as flagging tests that are slow, as shown here with the "spec" reporter:
Many reporters will display test duration and flag tests that are slow (default: 75ms), as shown here with the "spec" reporter:

![test duration](images/reporter-spec-duration.png?withoutEnlargement&resize=920,9999){:class="screenshot"}

There are three levels of test duration:

1. FAST: Tests run under half of the "slow" threshold is considered "FAST". The duration will be shown in green or not shown at all.
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FAST: Tests that run within half of the "slow" threshold will show the duration in green (if at all).

2. REASONABLE (in yellow): Tests duration under threshold but above half of threshold will be shown in yellow.
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MEDIUM: Tests that run exceeding half of the threshold (but still within it) will show the duration in yellow.

3. SLOW (in red): Tests that runs over the threshold.
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SLOW: Tests that run exceeding the threshold will show the duration in red.


To tweak what's considered "slow", you can use the `slow()` method:

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