pollAxios.js

// The polling function
function poll(fn, condition) {
  const endTime = Number(new Date()) + timeout
  const checkCondition = (resolve, reject) => fn()
    .then(response => {
      if (condition(response)) {
        resolve(response)
      } else if (Number(new Date()) < endTime) {
        // Condition isn't met but the timeout hasn't elapsed, go again
        setTimeout(checkCondition, interval, resolve, reject)
      } else {
        // Didn't match and too much time passed, reject!
        reject(new Error(`Polling timed out for function::\n\t${fn}`))
      }
    }).catch(err => reject(err))

  return new Promise(checkCondition)
}

// Using
function runner() {
  const queryStatus = () => axios.get('/api/', payload)

  return poll(queryStatus, res => res.data.nextStep)
    .then(res => res.data)
    .then(res => {
      // Do great stuff
    })
    .catch(err => console.error('tsk-tsk-tsk', err))
}