diff --git a/videodb/_constants.py b/videodb/_constants.py
index c16eab6..cdfcb5c 100644
--- a/videodb/_constants.py
+++ b/videodb/_constants.py
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ class Status:
     in_progress = "in progress"
 
 
+INDEX_TERMINAL_STATUSES = {"ready", "failed"}
+UNDERSTANDING_TERMINAL_STATUSES = {"done", "failed"}
+ANALYZER_TERMINAL_STATUSES = {"done", "failed", "skipped", "cancelled"}
+
+
 class MeetingStatus:
     initializing = "initializing"
     processing = "processing"
diff --git a/videodb/index.py b/videodb/index.py
index 731bb04..9c2d93b 100644
--- a/videodb/index.py
+++ b/videodb/index.py
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 
 from typing import List, Optional
 
-from videodb._constants import ApiPath
-
-
-INDEX_TERMINAL_STATUSES = {"ready", "failed"}
+from videodb._constants import ApiPath, INDEX_TERMINAL_STATUSES
 
 
 class FieldSchema:
diff --git a/videodb/understanding.py b/videodb/understanding.py
index 150e071..208c4f0 100644
--- a/videodb/understanding.py
+++ b/videodb/understanding.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import time
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-from videodb._constants import ApiPath
+from videodb._constants import (
+    ApiPath,
+    ANALYZER_TERMINAL_STATUSES,
+    UNDERSTANDING_TERMINAL_STATUSES,
+)
 
 
-UNDERSTANDING_TERMINAL_STATUSES = {"done", "failed"}
-ANALYZER_TERMINAL_STATUSES = {"done", "failed", "skipped", "cancelled"}
-
 ANALYZER_TYPE_ALIASES = {
     "spoken_words": "speech_transcription",
 }