diff --git a/.mocharc.js b/.mocharc.js
index ca2831e..92afb87 100644
--- a/.mocharc.js
+++ b/.mocharc.js
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ module.exports = {
   'experimental-report': true,
   'forbid-only': Boolean(process.env.CI),
   'no-warnings': true,
+  timeout: 5000,
+  slow: 2000,
   require: ['esm', require.resolve('./packages/common/test/setup.js')]
 };
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/e2e/common.spec.js b/packages/cli/test/e2e/common.spec.js
index 1cbde08..a9d2ebb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/e2e/common.spec.js
+++ b/packages/cli/test/e2e/common.spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import {run} from './cli-helper.js';
 
 describe('@report-toolkit/cli', function() {
-  beforeEach(function() {
-    this.timeout(5000);
-  });
-
   describe('when run without parameters', function() {
     it('should exit with code 1', function() {
       return expect(run(), 'to be rejected with error satisfying', {
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/e2e/diff.spec.js b/packages/cli/test/e2e/diff.spec.js
index fda4b18..64505d3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/e2e/diff.spec.js
+++ b/packages/cli/test/e2e/diff.spec.js
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ const REPORT_002_FILEPATH = require.resolve(
 );
 
 describe('@report-toolkit/cli:command:diff', function() {
-  beforeEach(function() {
-    this.timeout(5000);
-  });
-
   describe('when run with a single report file', function() {
     it('should exit with code 1', function() {
       return expect(
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/e2e/inspect.spec.js b/packages/cli/test/e2e/inspect.spec.js
index 861c824..a432205 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/e2e/inspect.spec.js
+++ b/packages/cli/test/e2e/inspect.spec.js
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ const REPORT_002_FILEPATH = require.resolve(
 );
 
 describe('@report-toolkit/cli:command:inspect', function() {
-  beforeEach(function() {
-    this.timeout(5000);
-  });
-
   describe('when run without parameters', function() {
     it('should exit with code 1', function() {
       return expect(run('inspect'), 'to be rejected with error satisfying', {
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/e2e/list-rules.spec.js b/packages/cli/test/e2e/list-rules.spec.js
index 505aebc..d4d40f2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/e2e/list-rules.spec.js
+++ b/packages/cli/test/e2e/list-rules.spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import {runAsCSV, runAsJSON} from './cli-helper.js';
 
 describe('@report-toolkit/cli:command:list-rules', function() {
-  beforeEach(function() {
-    this.timeout(5000);
-  });
-
   it('should list available rules', function() {
     return expect(
       runAsJSON('list-rules'),
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/e2e/transform.spec.js b/packages/cli/test/e2e/transform.spec.js
index 88fbb7e..6a1ea52 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/e2e/transform.spec.js
+++ b/packages/cli/test/e2e/transform.spec.js
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ const REPORT_005_FILEPATH = require.resolve(
 );
 
 describe('@report-toolkit/cli:command:transform', function() {
-  beforeEach(function() {
-    this.timeout(5000);
-  });
-
   describe('when no file specified', function() {
     it('should fail', function() {
       return expect(run('transform'), 'to be rejected with error satisfying', {