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 ### `-d, --debug`
 
-Enables node's debugger support, this executes your script(s) with `node debug <file ...>` allowing you to step through code and break with the `debugger` statement. Note the difference between `mocha debug` and `mocha --debug`: `mocha debug` will fire up node's built-in debug client, `mocha --debug` will allow you to use a different interface — such as the Blink Developer Tools.
+Enables node's debugger support, this executes your script(s) with `node debug <file ...>` allowing you to step through code and break with the `debugger` statement. Note the difference between `mocha debug` and `mocha --debug`: `mocha debug` will fire up node's built-in debug client, `mocha --debug` will allow you to use a different interface — such as the Blink Developer Tools. Implies `--no-timeouts`.
 
 ### `--globals <names>`
 
@@ -845,6 +845,10 @@ The `--reporter` option allows you to specify the reporter that will be used, de
 
 Specifies the test-case timeout, defaulting to 2 seconds. To override you may pass the timeout in milliseconds, or a value with the `s` suffix, ex: `--timeout 2s` or `--timeout 2000` would be equivalent.
 
+### `--no-timeouts`
+
+Disables timeouts. Equivalent to `--timeout 0`.
+
 ### `-s, --slow <ms>`
 
 Specify the "slow" test threshold, defaulting to 75ms. Mocha uses this to highlight test-cases that are taking too long.