diff --git a/cloud_pipelines_backend/orchestrator_sql.py b/cloud_pipelines_backend/orchestrator_sql.py
index 79017b6..cabb11a 100644
--- a/cloud_pipelines_backend/orchestrator_sql.py
+++ b/cloud_pipelines_backend/orchestrator_sql.py
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ def __init__(
         default_task_annotations: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         sleep_seconds_between_queue_sweeps: float = 1.0,
         output_data_purge_duration: datetime.timedelta = None,
+        *,
+        # Internal/experimental:
+        _max_queue_batch_size: int = 1,
+        _max_queue_batch_duration: datetime.timedelta = datetime.timedelta(),
     ):
         self._session_factory = session_factory
         self._launcher = launcher
@@ -62,6 +66,9 @@ def __init__(
         self._running_executions_queue_idle = False
         self._output_data_purge_duration = output_data_purge_duration
 
+        self._max_queue_batch_size = _max_queue_batch_size
+        self._max_queue_batch_duration = _max_queue_batch_duration
+
     def run_loop(self):
         while True:
             try:
@@ -77,12 +84,32 @@ def process_each_queue_once(self):
             self.internal_process_running_executions_queue,
         ]
         for queue_handler in queue_handlers:
-            try:
-                with self._session_factory() as session:
-                    queue_handler(session=session)
-            except Exception as exc:
-                _logger.exception(f"Error while executing {queue_handler=}")
-                bugsnag_instrumentation.notify(exception=exc)
+            # Optimization: Process same queue multiple times so that multiple fast operations can be batched together.
+            # Before: Queued (fast), Running (slow), Queued (fast), Running (slow), Queued (fast), Running (slow)
+            # After:  Queued (fast), Queued (fast), Queued (fast), Running (slow)
+            # After:  Queued (fast), Queued (slow), Running (slow)
+            # Process same queue multiple times
+            # * For up to X milliseconds (e.g. 200ms)
+            # * Up to Y times (reduces blast radius of time-related bugs)
+            # * If the queue is not empty
+            # Using monotonic timer to avoid bugs when time changes
+            start_time_seconds = time.monotonic()
+            for _ in range(self._max_queue_batch_size):
+                try:
+                    with self._session_factory() as session:
+                        queue_had_items = queue_handler(session=session)
+                        if not queue_had_items:
+                            break
+                except Exception as exc:
+                    _logger.exception(f"Error while executing {queue_handler=}")
+                    bugsnag_instrumentation.notify(exception=exc)
+                if (
+                    datetime.timedelta(
+                        milliseconds=(time.monotonic() - start_time_seconds) * 1000
+                    )
+                    > self._max_queue_batch_duration
+                ):
+                    break
 
     def internal_process_queued_executions_queue(self, session: orm.Session):
         query = (