Slow test execution start on local

[rkgour7492]

I've recently started noticing very slow execution when running tests with npx codeceptjs run --steps --grep.

If I rerun immediately after a slow run, it's faster — but if I wait a few minutes and run again, it starts slow again. I also tried running with --verbose, but there's nothing meaningful logged before actual execution starts.

Environment:

Node: 24.16.0
OS: Windows 11 10.0.26200
CPU: (24) x64 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12950HX
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