expect.poll.timeout not being respected

Describe the bug

Am using Vitest browser with Playwright runner, and rendering Svelte components. In vite.config.js, I have test.expect.poll.timeout set to 500ms and test.testTimeout set to 5000ms (5s).

When awaiting expect.element on a locator that doesn't match anything, instead of timing out within 500ms, it takes the full 5s to timeout.

I don't want to decrease test.testTimeout value because some tests take 1-2 seconds. Should test.expect.poll.timeout be working in this instance? Or am I misunderstanding how it operates?

Reproduction

vitest-issue-8308.zip

Download, extract, yarn, then yarn test results in timeout after 5s, not 500ms

System Info

System:
    OS: macOS 15.5
    CPU: (14) arm64 Apple M4 Pro
    Memory: 168.45 MB / 24.00 GB
    Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 22.15.1 - ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/22.15.1/bin/node
    Yarn: 4.9.2 - ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/22.15.1/bin/yarn
    npm: 10.9.2 - ~/.asdf/plugins/nodejs/shims/npm
  Browsers:
    Brave Browser: 138.1.80.120
    Chrome: 138.0.7204.101
    Safari: 18.5
  npmPackages:
    @vitest/browser: ^3.2.4 => 3.2.4 
    @vitest/ui: ^3.2.4 => 3.2.4 
    playwright: ^1.54.1 => 1.54.1 
    vite: ^7.0.4 => 7.0.4 
    vitest: ^3.2.4 => 3.2.4 
    vitest-browser-svelte: ^1.0.0 => 1.0.

Used Package Manager

yarn

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Extract the linked vitest-issue-8308.zip reproduction, install its dependencies with yarn, and run yarn test. Start by inspecting vite.config.js and the browser test that uses expect.element; done means the missing locator times out according to expect.poll.timeout rather than the full test.testTimeout.