diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/lock/LockManager.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/lock/LockManager.java
index ca15c4fdc2a13..6ebae44fd467c 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/lock/LockManager.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/lock/LockManager.java
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ public void lock() {
           if (retryCount >= maxRetries) {
             throw new HoodieLockException("Unable to acquire lock, lock object ", e);
           }
+          try {
+            Thread.sleep(maxWaitTimeInMs);
+          } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+            // ignore InterruptedException here
+          }
         } finally {
           retryCount++;
         }