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 The definition of *large* is a bit arbitrary here, but it usually means an
 asset which occupies at least 1GB of size on disk when uncompressed.
 
+SPEED
+^^^^^
+Tests which have a long runtime will not be run unless ``SPEED=slow`` is
+exported on the environment.
+
+The definition of *long* is a bit arbitrary here, and it depends on the
+usefulness of the test too. A unique test is worth spending more time on,
+small variations on existing tests perhaps less so. As a rough guide,
+a test or set of similar tests which take more than 100 seconds to
+complete.
+
 AVOCADO_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_CODE
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 There are tests which will boot a kernel image or firmware that can be