diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/utilities/test_perf_timer.py b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/utilities/test_perf_timer.py
index 6129b3e37d8bc..1de76a32fb708 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/utilities/test_perf_timer.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/tests/unit/utilities/test_perf_timer.py
@@ -10,37 +10,39 @@
 
 def test_perf_timer_simple():
     with PerfTimer() as timer:
-        time.sleep(1)
-        assert approx(timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 1
+        time.sleep(0.4)
+        assert approx(timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 0.4
 
-    assert approx(timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 1
+    assert approx(timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 0.4
 
 
 def test_perf_timer_paused_timer():
     with PerfTimer() as current_timer:
-        time.sleep(1)
-        assert approx(current_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 1
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+        assert approx(current_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 0.5
         with current_timer.pause():
-            time.sleep(2)
-            assert approx(current_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 1
-        assert approx(current_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 1
-        time.sleep(1)
+            time.sleep(0.3)
+            assert approx(current_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 0.5
+        assert approx(current_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 0.5
+        time.sleep(0.2)
 
-    assert approx(current_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 2
+    assert approx(current_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 0.7
 
 
 def test_generator_with_paused_timer():
+    n = 4
+
     def generator_function():
         with PerfTimer() as inner_timer:
             time.sleep(1)
-            for i in range(10):
+            for i in range(n):
                 time.sleep(0.2)
                 with inner_timer.pause():
                     time.sleep(0.2)
                     yield i
-            assert approx(inner_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 1 + 0.2 * 10
+            assert approx(inner_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 1 + 0.2 * n
 
     with PerfTimer() as outer_timer:
         seq = generator_function()
         list([i for i in seq])
-        assert approx(outer_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 1 + 0.2 * 10 + 0.2 * 10
+        assert approx(outer_timer.elapsed_seconds()) == 1 + 0.2 * n + 0.2 * n