well that actually worked, let's clean it up

frontend/tests/e2e/search/search-loading.spec.ts

@@ -6,32 +6,22 @@ import {
 } from "tests/e2e/search/searchSpecUtil";
 
 test.describe("Search page tests", () => {
-  // test.beforeEach(async ({ page }: { page: Page }) => {
-  //   // Navigate to the search page with the feature flag set
-  //   await page.goto("/search?_ff=showSearchV0:true");
-  // });
-
   test("should show and hide loading state", async () => {
+    const searchTerm = generateRandomString([4, 5]);
+    const searchTerm2 = generateRandomString([8]);
+
     const browser = await chromium.launch({ slowMo: 100 });
+
     const page = await browser.newPage();
     await page.goto("/search?_ff=showSearchV0:true");
-    // if this doesn't work we can try https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-browsertype#browser-type-launch-option-slow-mo
-    const searchTerm = generateRandomString([4, 5]);
     const loadingIndicator = page.getByTestId("loading-message");
-    // await Promise.all([
-    //   fillSearchInputAndSubmit(searchTerm, page),
-    //   expect(loadingIndicator).toBeVisible(),
-    // ]);
 
     await fillSearchInputAndSubmit(searchTerm, page);
     await expect(loadingIndicator).toBeVisible();
     await expect(loadingIndicator).toBeHidden();
 
-    // const searchTerm2 = generateRandomString([8]);
-    // await Promise.all([
-    //   fillSearchInputAndSubmit(searchTerm2, page),
-    //   expect(loadingIndicator).toBeVisible(),
-    // ]);
-    // await expect(loadingIndicator).toBeHidden();
+    await fillSearchInputAndSubmit(searchTerm2, page);
+    await expect(loadingIndicator).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(loadingIndicator).toBeHidden();
   });
 });