diff --git a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/QueryResetErrorBoundary.test.tsx b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/QueryResetErrorBoundary.test.tsx
index 8bc5dd9923..e9dab4e489 100644
--- a/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/QueryResetErrorBoundary.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-query/src/__tests__/QueryResetErrorBoundary.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { ErrorBoundary } from 'react-error-boundary'
 import * as React from 'react'
 import { queryKey, sleep } from '@tanstack/query-test-utils'
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ import {
 import { renderWithClient } from './utils'
 
 describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
   const queryCache = new QueryCache()
   const queryClient = new QueryClient({ queryCache })
 
@@ -69,15 +77,15 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('retry')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       succeed = true
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('data')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
@@ -139,15 +147,15 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('retry')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       succeed = true
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('status: error')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
@@ -211,15 +219,15 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('retry')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       succeed = true
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('data')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
@@ -277,13 +285,13 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(
           rendered.getByText('status: pending, fetchStatus: idle'),
         ).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByRole('button', { name: /refetch/i }))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
@@ -339,15 +347,15 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('retry')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       succeed = true
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
@@ -405,15 +413,15 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('retry')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       succeed = true
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('data')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
@@ -475,21 +483,21 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('retry')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       shouldReset = true
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       succeed = true
       shouldReset = false
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
     })
 
@@ -540,13 +548,13 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('retry'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('retry'))
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('retry'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('retry'))
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
       expect(fetchCount).toBe(3)
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
     })
@@ -605,13 +613,13 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('retry'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('retry'))
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('retry'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('error boundary'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('retry'))
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('data'))
+      await vi.waitFor(() => rendered.getByText('data'))
       expect(fetchCount).toBe(3)
       expect(renders).toBe(1)
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
@@ -692,20 +700,21 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('retry')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       succeed = true
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('data')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
     })
   })
+
   describe('useQueries', () => {
     it('should retry fetch if the reset error boundary has been reset', async () => {
       const consoleMock = vi
@@ -762,15 +771,15 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('retry')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       succeed = true
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('data')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       consoleMock.mockRestore()
@@ -832,15 +841,15 @@ describe('QueryErrorResetBoundary', () => {
         </QueryErrorResetBoundary>,
       )
 
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('error boundary')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('retry')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       succeed = true
       fireEvent.click(rendered.getByText('retry'))
-      await waitFor(() =>
+      await vi.waitFor(() =>
         expect(rendered.getByText('data')).toBeInTheDocument(),
       )
       consoleMock.mockRestore()