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 `async` functions / `await`
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-`async` functions and the `await` keyword are likely coming in ES7, and
+`async` functions and the `await` keyword are likely coming in ES2017 (ES8), and
 available via several compilers.  At the moment, they often break the WebDriver
 control flow.
 ([GitHub issue](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/issues/3037)).  You can