diff --git a/ocp_resources/benchmark.py b/ocp_resources/benchmark.py
index 541d552297..ef460d144b 100644
--- a/ocp_resources/benchmark.py
+++ b/ocp_resources/benchmark.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ocp_resources.constants import NOT_FOUND_ERROR_EXCEPTION_DICT
+from ocp_resources.constants import NOT_FOUND_ERROR_EXCEPTION_DICT, TIMEOUT_30SEC
 from ocp_resources.resource import NamespacedResource
 from timeout_sampler import TimeoutSampler
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _wait_for_instance_key(self, parent, key):
             str or None: Value of key if found, otherwise None
         """
         samples = TimeoutSampler(
-            wait_timeout=30,
+            wait_timeout=TIMEOUT_30SEC,
             sleep=1,
             func=lambda: getattr(self.instance, parent, None),
             exceptions_dict=NOT_FOUND_ERROR_EXCEPTION_DICT,
diff --git a/ocp_resources/constants.py b/ocp_resources/constants.py
index 811acf67e1..13b4d2b7fb 100644
--- a/ocp_resources/constants.py
+++ b/ocp_resources/constants.py
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 PROTOCOL_ERROR_EXCEPTION_DICT: Dict[type[Exception], List[str]] = {ProtocolError: []}
 NOT_FOUND_ERROR_EXCEPTION_DICT: Dict[type[Exception], List[str]] = {NotFoundError: []}
 
+TIMEOUT_5SEC: int = 5
 TIMEOUT_10SEC: int = 10
+TIMEOUT_30SEC: int = 30
 TIMEOUT_1MINUTE: int = 60
 TIMEOUT_2MINUTES: int = 2 * 60
 TIMEOUT_4MINUTES: int = 4 * 60
diff --git a/ocp_resources/pod.py b/ocp_resources/pod.py
index 76b5d82356..27bcbd8bc5 100644
--- a/ocp_resources/pod.py
+++ b/ocp_resources/pod.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import kubernetes
 
-from ocp_resources.constants import TIMEOUT_4MINUTES
+from ocp_resources.constants import TIMEOUT_4MINUTES, TIMEOUT_5SEC
 from ocp_resources.node import Node
 from ocp_resources.resource import NamespacedResource
 from timeout_sampler import TimeoutWatch
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ def execute(self, command, timeout=60, container=None, ignore_rc=False):
         if rcstring is None:
             raise ExecOnPodError(command=command, rc=-1, out="", err=stream_closed_error)
 
-        stdout = resp.read_stdout(timeout=5)
-        stderr = resp.read_stderr(timeout=5)
+        stdout = resp.read_stdout(timeout=TIMEOUT_5SEC)
+        stderr = resp.read_stderr(timeout=TIMEOUT_5SEC)
 
         if rcstring == "Success" or ignore_rc:
             return stdout
diff --git a/ocp_resources/resource.py b/ocp_resources/resource.py
index c4d079c1c3..da146acd5d 100644
--- a/ocp_resources/resource.py
+++ b/ocp_resources/resource.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     TIMEOUT_1MINUTE,
     TIMEOUT_4MINUTES,
     TIMEOUT_10SEC,
+    TIMEOUT_30SEC,
+    TIMEOUT_5SEC,
 )
 from ocp_resources.event import Event
 from timeout_sampler import (
@@ -876,12 +878,16 @@ def update_replace(self, resource_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
     @staticmethod
     def retry_cluster_exceptions(
-        func, exceptions_dict: Dict[type[Exception], List[str]] = DEFAULT_CLUSTER_RETRY_EXCEPTIONS, **kwargs: Any
+        func,
+        exceptions_dict: Dict[type[Exception], List[str]] = DEFAULT_CLUSTER_RETRY_EXCEPTIONS,
+        timeout: int = TIMEOUT_10SEC,
+        sleep_time: int = 1,
+        **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> Any:
         try:
             sampler = TimeoutSampler(
-                wait_timeout=TIMEOUT_10SEC,
-                sleep=1,
+                wait_timeout=timeout,
+                sleep=sleep_time,
                 func=func,
                 print_log=False,
                 exceptions_dict=exceptions_dict,
@@ -1050,7 +1056,7 @@ def api_request(self, method: str, action: str, url: str, **params: Any) -> Dict
     def wait_for_conditions(self) -> None:
         timeout_watcher = TimeoutWatch(timeout=30)
         for sample in TimeoutSampler(
-            wait_timeout=30,
+            wait_timeout=TIMEOUT_30SEC,
             sleep=1,
             func=lambda: self.exists,
         ):
@@ -1539,4 +1545,6 @@ def _apply_patches_sampler(self, patches: Dict[Any, Any], action_text: str, acti
             patches=patches,
             action_text=action_text,
             action=action,
+            timeout=TIMEOUT_30SEC,
+            sleep_time=TIMEOUT_5SEC,
         )