diff --git a/source/libs/transport/inc/transComm.h b/source/libs/transport/inc/transComm.h
index 37f21e2511..aa3c27e537 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/inc/transComm.h
+++ b/source/libs/transport/inc/transComm.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "taoserror.h"
 #include "tglobal.h"
 #include "thash.h"
+#include "theap.h"
 #include "tidpool.h"
 #include "tmd5.h"
 #include "tmempool.h"
@@ -328,10 +329,39 @@ void transQueueClear(STransQueue* queue);
  */
 void transQueueDestroy(STransQueue* queue);
 
+/*
+ * delay queue based on uv loop and uv timer, and only used in retry
+ */
+typedef struct STaskArg {
+  void* param1;
+  void* param2;
+} STaskArg;
+
+typedef struct SDelayTask {
+  void (*func)(void* arg);
+  void*    arg;
+  uint64_t execTime;
+  HeapNode node;
+} SDelayTask;
+
+typedef struct SDelayQueue {
+  uv_timer_t* timer;
+  Heap*       heap;
+  uv_loop_t*  loop;
+  void (*free)(void* arg);
+} SDelayQueue;
+
+int transCreateDelayQueue(uv_loop_t* loop, SDelayQueue** queue);
+
+void transDestroyDelayQueue(SDelayQueue* queue);
+
+int transPutTaskToDelayQueue(SDelayQueue* queue, void (*func)(void* arg), void* arg, uint64_t timeoutMs);
+
 /*
  * init global func
  */
 void transThreadOnce();
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
index d59db92799..7af466c0a7 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transCli.c
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ typedef struct SCliThrdObj {
   // msg queue
   queue         msg;
   TdThreadMutex msgMtx;
-
-  uint64_t nextTimeout;  // next timeout
-  void*    pTransInst;   //
-  bool     quit;
+  SDelayQueue*  delayQueue;
+  uint64_t      nextTimeout;  // next timeout
+  void*         pTransInst;   //
+  bool          quit;
 } SCliThrdObj;
 
 typedef struct SCliObj {
@@ -837,12 +837,13 @@ static SCliThrdObj* createThrdObj() {
   uv_loop_init(pThrd->loop);
 
   pThrd->asyncPool = transCreateAsyncPool(pThrd->loop, 5, pThrd, cliAsyncCb);
-
   uv_timer_init(pThrd->loop, &pThrd->timer);
   pThrd->timer.data = pThrd;
 
   pThrd->pool = createConnPool(4);
 
+  transCreateDelayQueue(pThrd->loop, &pThrd->delayQueue);
+
   pThrd->quit = false;
   return pThrd;
 }
@@ -850,12 +851,13 @@ static void destroyThrdObj(SCliThrdObj* pThrd) {
   if (pThrd == NULL) {
     return;
   }
+
   taosThreadJoin(pThrd->thread, NULL);
   CLI_RELEASE_UV(pThrd->loop);
   taosThreadMutexDestroy(&pThrd->msgMtx);
   transDestroyAsyncPool(pThrd->asyncPool);
 
-  uv_timer_stop(&pThrd->timer);
+  transDestroyDelayQueue(pThrd->delayQueue);
   taosMemoryFree(pThrd->loop);
   taosMemoryFree(pThrd);
 }
@@ -884,6 +886,16 @@ int cliRBChoseIdx(STrans* pTransInst) {
   }
   return index % pTransInst->numOfThreads;
 }
+static void doDelayTask(void* param) {
+  STaskArg* arg = param;
+
+  SCliMsg*     pMsg = arg->param1;
+  SCliThrdObj* pThrd = arg->param2;
+
+  cliHandleReq(pMsg, pThrd);
+
+  taosMemoryFree(arg);
+}
 int cliAppCb(SCliConn* pConn, STransMsg* pResp, SCliMsg* pMsg) {
   SCliThrdObj* pThrd = pConn->hostThrd;
   STrans*      pTransInst = pThrd->pTransInst;
@@ -907,7 +919,12 @@ int cliAppCb(SCliConn* pConn, STransMsg* pResp, SCliMsg* pMsg) {
     if (msgType == TDMT_MND_CONNECT && pResp->code == TSDB_CODE_RPC_NETWORK_UNAVAIL) {
       if (pCtx->retryCount < pEpSet->numOfEps) {
         pEpSet->inUse = (++pEpSet->inUse) % pEpSet->numOfEps;
-        cliHandleReq(pMsg, pThrd);
+
+        STaskArg* arg = taosMemoryMalloc(sizeof(STaskArg));
+        arg->param1 = pMsg;
+        arg->param2 = pThrd;
+        transPutTaskToDelayQueue(pThrd->delayQueue, doDelayTask, arg, TRANS_RETRY_INTERVAL);
+
         cliDestroy((uv_handle_t*)pConn->stream);
         return -1;
       }
@@ -919,8 +936,11 @@ int cliAppCb(SCliConn* pConn, STransMsg* pResp, SCliMsg* pMsg) {
         tDeserializeSMEpSet(pResp->pCont, pResp->contLen, &emsg);
         pCtx->epSet = emsg.epSet;
       }
-      cliHandleReq(pMsg, pThrd);
-      // release pConn
+      STaskArg* arg = taosMemoryMalloc(sizeof(STaskArg));
+      arg->param1 = pMsg;
+      arg->param2 = pThrd;
+
+      transPutTaskToDelayQueue(pThrd->delayQueue, doDelayTask, arg, TRANS_RETRY_INTERVAL);
       addConnToPool(pThrd, pConn);
       return -1;
     }
diff --git a/source/libs/transport/src/transComm.c b/source/libs/transport/src/transComm.c
index eb42029090..4d049089ad 100644
--- a/source/libs/transport/src/transComm.c
+++ b/source/libs/transport/src/transComm.c
@@ -358,4 +358,85 @@ void transQueueDestroy(STransQueue* queue) {
   transQueueClear(queue);
   taosArrayDestroy(queue->q);
 }
+
+static int32_t timeCompare(const HeapNode* a, const HeapNode* b) {
+  SDelayTask* arg1 = container_of(a, SDelayTask, node);
+  SDelayTask* arg2 = container_of(b, SDelayTask, node);
+  if (arg1->execTime > arg2->execTime) {
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
+
+static void transDelayQueueTimeout(uv_timer_t* timer) {
+  SDelayQueue* queue = timer->data;
+  tTrace("timer %p timeout", timer);
+  uint64_t timeout = 0;
+  do {
+    HeapNode* minNode = heapMin(queue->heap);
+    if (minNode == NULL) break;
+    SDelayTask* task = container_of(minNode, SDelayTask, node);
+    if (task->execTime <= taosGetTimestampMs()) {
+      heapRemove(queue->heap, minNode);
+      task->func(task->arg);
+      taosMemoryFree(task);
+      timeout = 0;
+    } else {
+      timeout = task->execTime - taosGetTimestampMs();
+      break;
+    }
+  } while (1);
+  if (timeout != 0) {
+    uv_timer_start(queue->timer, transDelayQueueTimeout, timeout, 0);
+  }
+}
+int transCreateDelayQueue(uv_loop_t* loop, SDelayQueue** queue) {
+  uv_timer_t* timer = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(uv_timer_t));
+  uv_timer_init(loop, timer);
+
+  Heap* heap = heapCreate(timeCompare);
+
+  SDelayQueue* q = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(SDelayQueue));
+  q->heap = heap;
+  q->timer = timer;
+  q->loop = loop;
+  q->timer->data = q;
+
+  *queue = q;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void transDestroyDelayQueue(SDelayQueue* queue) {
+  taosMemoryFree(queue->timer);
+
+  while (heapSize(queue->heap) > 0) {
+    HeapNode* minNode = heapMin(queue->heap);
+    if (minNode == NULL) {
+      return;
+    }
+    heapRemove(queue->heap, minNode);
+
+    SDelayTask* task = container_of(minNode, SDelayTask, node);
+    taosMemoryFree(task);
+  }
+  heapDestroy(queue->heap);
+  taosMemoryFree(queue);
+}
+
+int transPutTaskToDelayQueue(SDelayQueue* queue, void (*func)(void* arg), void* arg, uint64_t timeoutMs) {
+  SDelayTask* task = taosMemoryCalloc(1, sizeof(SDelayTask));
+
+  task->func = func;
+  task->arg = arg;
+  task->execTime = taosGetTimestampMs() + timeoutMs;
+
+  tTrace("timer %p put task into queue, timeoutMs: %" PRIu64 "", queue->timer, timeoutMs);
+  heapInsert(queue->heap, &task->node);
+  if (heapSize(queue->heap) == 1) {
+    uv_timer_start(queue->timer, transDelayQueueTimeout, timeoutMs, 0);
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
 #endif