diff --git a/translate/cloud-client/beta_snippets.py b/translate/cloud-client/beta_snippets.py
index 08ee5b72fe60..96b19f5de7e5 100644
--- a/translate/cloud-client/beta_snippets.py
+++ b/translate/cloud-client/beta_snippets.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def batch_translate_text(project_id, input_uri, output_uri):
         input_configs=[input_config],
         output_config=output_config)
 
-    result = operation.result(180)
+    result = operation.result(timeout=240)
 
     print(u'Total Characters: {}'.format(result.total_characters))
     print(u'Translated Characters: {}'.format(result.translated_characters))
diff --git a/translate/cloud-client/translate_v3_batch_translate_text_test.py b/translate/cloud-client/translate_v3_batch_translate_text_test.py
index e7919d022938..f604a3e1ac07 100644
--- a/translate/cloud-client/translate_v3_batch_translate_text_test.py
+++ b/translate/cloud-client/translate_v3_batch_translate_text_test.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def test_batch_translate_text(capsys, bucket):
         "gs://cloud-samples-data/translation/text.txt",
         "gs://{}/translation/BATCH_TRANSLATION_OUTPUT/".format(bucket.name),
         PROJECT_ID,
+        timeout=240
     )
     out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
     assert "Total Characters" in out