diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/tests/unit/job/test_async_job_retry.py b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/tests/unit/job/test_async_job_retry.py
index 4d9cccf932c3..f317651c5f45 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/tests/unit/job/test_async_job_retry.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/tests/unit/job/test_async_job_retry.py
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import google.api_core.retry
+import google.cloud.bigquery.job
 from google.api_core import exceptions
 
 from . import helpers
-import google.cloud.bigquery.job
-
 
 PROJECT = "test-project"
 JOB_ID = "test-job-id"
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ def test_result_w_retry_wo_state(global_time_lock):
         predicate=custom_predicate,
         initial=0.001,
         maximum=0.001,
-        deadline=0.1,
+        deadline=1.0,
     )
     assert job.result(retry=custom_retry) is job
 
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/tests/unit/job/test_query_job_retry.py b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/tests/unit/job/test_query_job_retry.py
index c8355b68832c..a4d3c5ec614c 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/tests/unit/job/test_query_job_retry.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-bigquery/tests/unit/job/test_query_job_retry.py
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+import concurrent.futures
 from unittest import mock
 
-import concurrent.futures
 import freezegun
-from google.api_core import exceptions
 import google.api_core.retry
 import pytest
-
+from google.api_core import exceptions
 from google.cloud.bigquery.client import _MIN_GET_QUERY_RESULTS_TIMEOUT
 from google.cloud.bigquery.job import QueryJob
 from google.cloud.bigquery.retry import DEFAULT_GET_JOB_TIMEOUT
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@
 from ..helpers import make_connection
 from .helpers import _make_client
 
-
 PROJECT = "test-project"
 JOB_ID = "test-job-id"
 QUERY = "select count(*) from persons"
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ def test_result_w_custom_retry(global_time_lock):
         initial=0.001,
         maximum=0.001,
         multiplier=1.0,
-        deadline=0.1,
+        deadline=1.0,
         predicate=custom_predicate,
     )