def METHOD_NAME(browser, element_type, name, waittime=30):
    wait = WebDriverWait(browser, waittime)
    # the code base uses underscores, but the real string doesn't have em.
    final_type = re.sub('_',' ',element_type)
    wait.until(EC.invisibility_of_element_located((final_type, name)))
    #this method isn't as slick as I hoped :(
    time.sleep(1)