diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go b/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
index d26f2a114ed..c0b414731a3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Deployment", func() {
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to see %v event", watch.Added)
 
 		ginkgo.By("waiting for all Replicas to be Ready")
-		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Minute)
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 		defer cancel()
 		_, err = watchtools.Until(ctx, deploymentsList.ResourceVersion, w, func(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 			if deployment, ok := event.Object.(*appsv1.Deployment); ok {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Deployment", func() {
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to see %v event", watch.Modified)
 
 		ginkgo.By("waiting for Replicas to scale")
-		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Minute)
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 		defer cancel()
 		_, err = watchtools.Until(ctx, deploymentsList.ResourceVersion, w, func(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 			if deployment, ok := event.Object.(*appsv1.Deployment); ok {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Deployment", func() {
 		framework.ExpectEqual(deploymentGet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image, testDeploymentUpdateImage, "failed to update image")
 		framework.ExpectEqual(deploymentGet.ObjectMeta.Labels["test-deployment"], "updated", "failed to update labels")
 
-		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Minute)
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 		defer cancel()
 		_, err = watchtools.Until(ctx, deploymentsList.ResourceVersion, w, func(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 			if deployment, ok := event.Object.(*appsv1.Deployment); ok {
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Deployment", func() {
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to convert the unstructured response to a Deployment")
 		framework.ExpectEqual(deploymentGet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image, testDeploymentUpdateImage, "failed to update image")
 		framework.ExpectEqual(deploymentGet.ObjectMeta.Labels["test-deployment"], "updated", "failed to update labels")
-		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 		defer cancel()
 		_, err = watchtools.Until(ctx, deploymentsList.ResourceVersion, w, func(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 			if deployment, ok := event.Object.(*appsv1.Deployment); ok {
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/rc.go b/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
index 83f780eed90..289e6232872 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/rc.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ReplicationController", func() {
 
 			ginkgo.By("waiting for available Replicas")
 			eventFound = false
-			ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 120*time.Second)
+			ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 			defer cancel()
 			_, err = watchUntilWithoutRetry(ctx, retryWatcher, func(watchEvent watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 				var rc *v1.ReplicationController
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ReplicationController", func() {
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to patch ReplicationControllerScale")
 			ginkgo.By("waiting for RC to be modified")
 			eventFound = false
-			ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 60*time.Second)
+			ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 			defer cancel()
 			_, err = watchUntilWithoutRetry(ctx, retryWatcher, func(watchEvent watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 				if watchEvent.Type != watch.Modified {
diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
index 9ae4ff339a4..6a7d6652838 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ func testRSLifeCycle(f *framework.Framework) {
 	_, err = f.ClientSet.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns).Patch(context.TODO(), rsName, types.StrategicMergePatchType, []byte(rsPatch), metav1.PatchOptions{})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to patch ReplicaSet")
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Minute)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 	defer cancel()
 	_, err = watchtools.Until(ctx, rsList.ResourceVersion, w, func(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 		if rset, ok := event.Object.(*appsv1.ReplicaSet); ok {
diff --git a/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go b/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go
index 340aea757a2..2274fa6413c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/node/pods.go
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ const (
 	maxBackOffTolerance  = time.Duration(1.3 * float64(kubelet.MaxContainerBackOff))
 	podRetryPeriod       = 1 * time.Second
 	podRetryTimeout      = 1 * time.Minute
-	podReadyTimeout      = 2 * time.Minute
 )
 
 // testHostIP tests that a pod gets a host IP
@@ -931,7 +930,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Pods", func() {
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to create Pod %v in namespace %v", testPod.ObjectMeta.Name, testNamespaceName)
 
 		ginkgo.By("watching for Pod to be ready")
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), podReadyTimeout)
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), f.Timeouts.PodStart)
 		defer cancel()
 		_, err = watchtools.Until(ctx, podsList.ResourceVersion, w, func(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 			if pod, ok := event.Object.(*v1.Pod); ok {
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/wait.go b/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/wait.go
index 7bac05536c7..a8a9b2aadf0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/wait.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/replicaset/wait.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 // WaitForReadyReplicaSet waits until the replicaset has all of its replicas ready.
 func WaitForReadyReplicaSet(c clientset.Interface, ns, name string) error {
-	err := wait.Poll(framework.Poll, framework.PollShortTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
+	err := wait.Poll(framework.Poll, framework.PodStartTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
 		rs, err := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns).Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func WaitForReadyReplicaSet(c clientset.Interface, ns, name string) error {
 
 // WaitForReplicaSetTargetAvailableReplicas waits for .status.availableReplicas of a RS to equal targetReplicaNum
 func WaitForReplicaSetTargetAvailableReplicas(c clientset.Interface, replicaSet *appsv1.ReplicaSet, targetReplicaNum int32) error {
-	return WaitForReplicaSetTargetAvailableReplicasWithTimeout(c, replicaSet, targetReplicaNum, framework.PollShortTimeout)
+	return WaitForReplicaSetTargetAvailableReplicasWithTimeout(c, replicaSet, targetReplicaNum, framework.PodStartTimeout)
 }
 
 // WaitForReplicaSetTargetAvailableReplicasWithTimeout waits for .status.availableReplicas of a RS to equal targetReplicaNum