diff --git a/lib/context.js b/lib/context.js
index 073643b8b6..633a2ac472 100644
--- a/lib/context.js
+++ b/lib/context.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Context.prototype.runnable = function (runnable) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Set test timeout `ms`.
+ * Set or get test timeout `ms`.
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {number} ms
@@ -44,25 +44,31 @@ Context.prototype.timeout = function (ms) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Set test timeout `enabled`.
+ * Set or get test timeout `enabled`.
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {boolean} enabled
  * @return {Context} self
  */
 Context.prototype.enableTimeouts = function (enabled) {
+  if (!arguments.length) {
+    return this.runnable().enableTimeouts();
+  }
   this.runnable().enableTimeouts(enabled);
   return this;
 };
 
 /**
- * Set test slowness threshold `ms`.
+ * Set or get test slowness threshold `ms`.
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {number} ms
  * @return {Context} self
  */
 Context.prototype.slow = function (ms) {
+  if (!arguments.length) {
+    return this.runnable().slow();
+  }
   this.runnable().slow(ms);
   return this;
 };
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ Context.prototype.skip = function () {
 };
 
 /**
- * Allow a number of retries on failed tests
+ * Set or get a number of allowed retries on failed tests
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {number} n
diff --git a/lib/runnable.js b/lib/runnable.js
index 946f278341..694d4f59c2 100644
--- a/lib/runnable.js
+++ b/lib/runnable.js
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ Runnable.prototype.timeout = function (ms) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Set & get slow `ms`.
+ * Set or get slow `ms`.
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {number|string} ms
  * @return {Runnable|number} ms or Runnable instance.
  */
 Runnable.prototype.slow = function (ms) {
-  if (typeof ms === 'undefined') {
+  if (!arguments.length || typeof ms === 'undefined') {
     return this._slow;
   }
   if (typeof ms === 'string') {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Runnable.prototype.isPending = function () {
 };
 
 /**
- * Set number of retries.
+ * Set or get number of retries.
  *
  * @api private
  */
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Runnable.prototype.retries = function (n) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Get current retry
+ * Set or get current retry
  *
  * @api private
  */
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Runnable.prototype.resetTimeout = function () {
 };
 
 /**
- * Whitelist a list of globals for this test run.
+ * Set or get a list of whitelisted globals for this test run.
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {string[]} globals
diff --git a/lib/suite.js b/lib/suite.js
index f5dca4cfa5..9b9a082762 100644
--- a/lib/suite.js
+++ b/lib/suite.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Suite.prototype.clone = function () {
 };
 
 /**
- * Set timeout `ms` or short-hand such as "2s".
+ * Set or get timeout `ms` or short-hand such as "2s".
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {number|string} ms
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Suite.prototype.timeout = function (ms) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Set number of times to retry a failed test.
+ * Set or get number of times to retry a failed test.
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {number|string} n
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Suite.prototype.retries = function (n) {
 };
 
 /**
-  * Set timeout to `enabled`.
+  * Set or get timeout to `enabled`.
   *
   * @api private
   * @param {boolean} enabled
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Suite.prototype.enableTimeouts = function (enabled) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Set slow `ms` or short-hand such as "2s".
+ * Set or get slow `ms` or short-hand such as "2s".
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {number|string} ms
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Suite.prototype.slow = function (ms) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Sets whether to bail after first error.
+ * Sets or gets whether to bail after first error.
  *
  * @api private
  * @param {boolean} bail
diff --git a/test/unit/context.spec.js b/test/unit/context.spec.js
index 75a85f6c19..6703324495 100644
--- a/test/unit/context.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/context.spec.js
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ describe('methods', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('slow()', function () {
+    it('should return the slow', function () {
+      expect(this.slow()).to.equal(75);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('enableTimeouts()', function () {
+    it('should return the enableTimeouts', function () {
+      expect(this.enableTimeouts()).to.equal(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('retries', function () {
     it('should return the number of retries', function () {
       expect(this.retries()).to.equal(-1);