never thought i could do it, but... the code just started flowing out of me at some point. damn, this is a plus on my self confidence

Comment is unclear and unhelpful.

No suggestion, closing.

I am getting the same problem reported by others

And that's been answered many times before, why didn't you read those responses instead of creating a non existant issue? It's not a problem of speed, it's what I told you, a problem with your code not checking correctly the input values and creating an infinite loop. Read this: https://docs.codewars.com/training/troubleshooting#timeout

And about telling you where your problem is being unhelpful... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You didn't provide your code nor which language you were using, that's unhelpful.
It's tiresome to answer the same over and over and more when people see it was asked and answered before.

That's such an unhelpful and arrogant response. I was looking for suggestions on why 'while' loop with an exit clause should timeout. In the unit tests provided it didn't timeout, clearly an infinate loop is not caused in those test conditions.
I've had feedback from others that has been more help and so I don't need your assistance any further.

And like others, it's a problem with your code not checking the input values and having an infinite loop. Not a kata issue.

I am getting the same problem reported by others, execution timeout when trying Attempt only. Are there further tests cases anyone can suggest for testing speed of tests?

I like how easy this is to read, compared to the others I've seen so far.