diff --git a/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/hooks/databricks_base.py b/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/hooks/databricks_base.py
index 07f5500f7b371..2669b43ede1da 100644
--- a/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/hooks/databricks_base.py
+++ b/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/hooks/databricks_base.py
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ def _check_azure_metadata_service(self) -> None:
 
         https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/instance-metadata-service
         """
-        if self._metadata_cache and time.time() < self._metadata_expiry:
+        if self._metadata_cache and time.monotonic() < self._metadata_expiry:
             return
         try:
             for attempt in self._get_retry_object():
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ def _check_azure_metadata_service(self) -> None:
 
                     self._validate_azure_metadata_service(response_json)
                     self._metadata_cache = response_json
-                    self._metadata_expiry = time.time() + self._metadata_ttl
+                    self._metadata_expiry = time.monotonic() + self._metadata_ttl
                     break
         except RetryError:
             raise ConnectionError(f"Failed to reach Azure Metadata Service after {self.retry_limit} retries.")
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ def _check_azure_metadata_service(self) -> None:
 
     async def _a_check_azure_metadata_service(self):
         """Async version of `_check_azure_metadata_service()`."""
-        if self._metadata_cache and time.time() < self._metadata_expiry:
+        if self._metadata_cache and time.monotonic() < self._metadata_expiry:
             return
         try:
             async for attempt in self._a_get_retry_object():
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ async def _a_check_azure_metadata_service(self):
                         response_json = await resp.json()
                     self._validate_azure_metadata_service(response_json)
                     self._metadata_cache = response_json
-                    self._metadata_expiry = time.time() + self._metadata_ttl
+                    self._metadata_expiry = time.monotonic() + self._metadata_ttl
                     break
         except RetryError:
             raise ConnectionError(f"Failed to reach Azure Metadata Service after {self.retry_limit} retries.")
diff --git a/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/triggers/databricks.py b/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/triggers/databricks.py
index 2bb626b911418..81e8af7e0ba4e 100644
--- a/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/triggers/databricks.py
+++ b/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/triggers/databricks.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ async def on_kill(self) -> None:
 
     async def run(self):
         async with self.hook:
-            while self.end_time > time.time():
+            while self.end_time > time.monotonic():
                 statement_state = await self.hook.a_get_sql_statement_state(self.statement_id)
                 if not statement_state.is_terminal:
                     self.log.info(
diff --git a/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/utils/mixins.py b/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/utils/mixins.py
index 33519e4419185..1d2ba531d43d8 100644
--- a/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/utils/mixins.py
+++ b/providers/databricks/src/airflow/providers/databricks/utils/mixins.py
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ def _handle_execution(self: HandleExecutionHasFields) -> None:
         """Execute a SQL statement in non-deferrable mode."""
         # Determine the time at which the Task will timeout. The statement_state is defined here in the event
         # the while-loop is never entered
-        end_time = time.time() + self.timeout
+        end_time = time.monotonic() + self.timeout
 
-        while end_time > time.time():
+        while end_time > time.monotonic():
             statement_state: SQLStatementState = self._hook.get_sql_statement_state(self.statement_id)
 
             if statement_state.is_terminal:
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ def _handle_execution(self: HandleExecutionHasFields) -> None:
             self.log.info("Sleeping for %s seconds.", self.polling_period_seconds)
             time.sleep(self.polling_period_seconds)
 
-        # Once the timeout is exceeded, the query is cancelled. This is an important steps; if a query takes
-        # to log, it needs to be killed. Otherwise, it may be the case that there are "zombie" queries running
+        # Once the timeout is exceeded, the query is cancelled. This is an important step; if a query takes
+        # too long, it needs to be killed. Otherwise, it may be the case that there are "zombie" queries running
         # that are no longer being orchestrated
         self._hook.cancel_sql_statement(self.statement_id)
         raise AirflowException(
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def _handle_deferrable_execution(
     ) -> None:
         """Execute a SQL statement in deferrable mode."""
         statement_state: SQLStatementState = self._hook.get_sql_statement_state(self.statement_id)
-        end_time: float = time.time() + self.timeout
+        end_time: float = time.monotonic() + self.timeout
 
         if not statement_state.is_terminal:
             # If the query is still running and there is no statement_id, this is somewhat of a "zombie"