diff --git a/t/t2701-mini-batch.t b/t/t2701-mini-batch.t
index 08254fe8463c..9e290e6433c2 100755
--- a/t/t2701-mini-batch.t
+++ b/t/t2701-mini-batch.t
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ test_expect_success MULTICORE 'flux-mini batch: exclusive flag worked' '
 
 test_expect_success 'flux-mini batch: --output=kvs directs output to kvs' '
 	id=$(flux mini batch -n1 --flags=waitable --output=kvs batch-script.sh) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job attach $id > kvs-output.log 2>&1 &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job attach $id > kvs-output.log 2>&1 &&
 	test_debug "cat kvs-output.log" &&
 	grep "size=1 nodes=1" kvs-output.log
 '
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ test_expect_success 'flux-mini batch: --broker-opts works' '
 	     --broker-opts=-v batch-script.sh) &&
 	id2=$(flux mini batch -n1 --flags=waitable \
 	     --broker-opts=-v,-v batch-script.sh) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id &&
 	test_debug "cat flux-${id}.out" &&
 	grep "boot: rank=0 size=1" flux-${id}.out &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id2 &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id2 &&
 	grep "boot: rank=0 size=1" flux-${id2}.out &&
 	grep "entering event loop" flux-${id2}.out
 '
@@ -173,19 +173,19 @@ test_expect_success 'flux mini batch: MPI env vars are not set in batch script'
 test_expect_success 'flux mini batch: --dump works' '
 	id=$(flux mini batch -N1 --dump \
 		--flags=waitable --wrap true) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id &&
 	tar tvf flux-${id}-dump.tgz
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux mini batch: --dump=FILE works' '
 	id=$(flux mini batch -N1 --dump=testdump.tgz \
 		--flags=waitable --wrap true) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id &&
 	tar tvf testdump.tgz
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux mini batch: --dump=FILE works with mustache' '
 	id=$(flux mini batch -N1 --dump=testdump-{{id}}.tgz \
 		--flags=waitable --wrap true) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id &&
 	tar tvf testdump-${id}.tgz
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux mini batch: supports directives in script' '
diff --git a/t/t2702-mini-alloc.t b/t/t2702-mini-alloc.t
index e057910b18d3..153c9a3f076c 100755
--- a/t/t2702-mini-alloc.t
+++ b/t/t2702-mini-alloc.t
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test_expect_success 'flux-mini alloc --bg option works' '
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux-mini alloc --bg option works with a command' '
 	jobid=$(flux mini alloc -n1 -v --bg /bin/true) &&
-	flux job wait-event -t15 -v $jobid finish &&
+	flux job wait-event -t180 -v $jobid finish &&
 	flux job attach $jobid
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux-mini alloc --bg fails if broker fails' '
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ test_expect_success NO_CHAIN_LINT 'flux-mini alloc --bg can be interrupted' '
 	flux queue stop &&
 	test_when_finished "flux queue start" &&
 	run_mini_bg &&
-	$waitfile -t 20 -v -p waiting sigint.log &&
+	$waitfile -t 180 -v -p waiting sigint.log &&
 	kill -INT $(cat sigint.pid) &&
-	$waitfile -t 20 -v -p Interrupt sigint.log &&
+	$waitfile -t 180 -v -p Interrupt sigint.log &&
 	wait $pid
 '
 test_expect_success NO_CHAIN_LINT 'flux-mini alloc --bg errors when job is canceled' '
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test_expect_success NO_CHAIN_LINT 'flux-mini alloc --bg errors when job is cance
 	test_when_finished "flux queue start" &&
 	flux mini alloc --bg -n1 -v >canceled.log 2>&1 &
 	pid=$! &&
-	$waitfile -t 20 -v -p waiting canceled.log &&
+	$waitfile -t 180 -v -p waiting canceled.log &&
 	flux cancel --all &&
 	cat canceled.log &&
 	test_must_fail wait $pid &&
diff --git a/t/t2714-python-cli-batch.t b/t/t2714-python-cli-batch.t
index d08c393e3af1..f50af0bd8b9d 100755
--- a/t/t2714-python-cli-batch.t
+++ b/t/t2714-python-cli-batch.t
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ test_expect_success MULTICORE 'flux batch: exclusive flag worked' '
 
 test_expect_success 'flux batch: --output=kvs directs output to kvs' '
 	id=$(flux batch -n1 --flags=waitable --output=kvs batch-script.sh) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job attach $id > kvs-output.log 2>&1 &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job attach $id > kvs-output.log 2>&1 &&
 	test_debug "cat kvs-output.log" &&
 	grep "size=1 nodes=1" kvs-output.log
 '
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ test_expect_success 'flux batch: --broker-opts works' '
 	     --broker-opts=-v batch-script.sh) &&
 	id2=$(flux batch -n1 --flags=waitable \
 	     --broker-opts=-v,-v batch-script.sh) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id &&
 	test_debug "cat flux-${id}.out" &&
 	grep "boot: rank=0 size=1" flux-${id}.out &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id2 &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id2 &&
 	grep "boot: rank=0 size=1" flux-${id2}.out &&
 	grep "entering event loop" flux-${id2}.out
 '
@@ -173,19 +173,19 @@ test_expect_success 'flux batch: MPI env vars are not set in batch script' '
 test_expect_success 'flux batch: --dump works' '
 	id=$(flux batch -N1 --dump \
 		--flags=waitable --wrap true) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id &&
 	tar tvf flux-${id}-dump.tgz
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux batch: --dump=FILE works' '
 	id=$(flux batch -N1 --dump=testdump.tgz \
 		--flags=waitable --wrap true) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id &&
 	tar tvf testdump.tgz
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux batch: --dump=FILE works with mustache' '
 	id=$(flux batch -N1 --dump=testdump-{{id}}.tgz \
 		--flags=waitable --wrap true) &&
-	run_timeout 60 flux job wait $id &&
+	run_timeout 180 flux job wait $id &&
 	tar tvf testdump-${id}.tgz
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux batch: supports directives in script' '
diff --git a/t/t2715-python-cli-cancel.t b/t/t2715-python-cli-cancel.t
index fd8f1e982e68..5b49e34f4a05 100755
--- a/t/t2715-python-cli-cancel.t
+++ b/t/t2715-python-cli-cancel.t
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ test_expect_success 'flux cancel --all works with message' '
 	grep "cancel all" exception.out
 '
 test_expect_success 'the queue is empty' '
-	run_timeout 60 flux queue drain
+	run_timeout 180 flux queue drain
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux cancel --all --user all fails for guest' '
 	id=$(($(id -u)+1)) &&
diff --git a/t/t2802-uri-cmd.t b/t/t2802-uri-cmd.t
index c80a66267c51..40ce689497de 100755
--- a/t/t2802-uri-cmd.t
+++ b/t/t2802-uri-cmd.t
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ test_expect_success 'start a small hierarchy of Flux instances' '
 	EOF
 	chmod +x batch.sh &&
 	jobid=$(flux batch -n1 batch.sh) &&
-	flux job wait-event -T offset -vt 30 -c 2 $jobid memo
+	flux job wait-event -T offset -vt 180 -c 2 $jobid memo
 '
 test_expect_success 'flux uri resolves jobid argument' '
 	flux proxy $(flux uri --local $jobid) flux getattr jobid >jobid1.out &&