diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/sync/helpers/readAndProcessData.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/sync/helpers/readAndProcessData.ts
index 78bd787aab..d24a31c011 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/sync/helpers/readAndProcessData.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/sync/helpers/readAndProcessData.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import EntityMap from './EntityMap';
 
 
 const BULK_DATA_BATCH_SIZE = 500;
-const ASSOC_BULK_DATA_BATCH_SIZE = 2000;
+const ASSOC_BULK_DATA_BATCH_SIZE = 1000;
+const BULK_PARALLEL_PROCESS = 100;
 
 async function readAllData({
   table,
@@ -100,14 +101,16 @@ export async function importData({
       const promises = [];
       let tempData = [];
       let importedCount = 0;
+      let activeProcess = 0;
       readable.on('data', async (record) => {
         promises.push(new Promise(async (resolve) => {
+          activeProcess++;
+          if (activeProcess >= BULK_PARALLEL_PROCESS) readable.pause();
           const { id: rid, ...fields } = record;
           const r = await nocoBaseDataProcessing_v2(sDB, table, { id: rid, fields });
           tempData.push(r);
 
           if (tempData.length >= BULK_DATA_BATCH_SIZE) {
-            readable.pause();
             let insertArray = tempData.splice(0, tempData.length);
             await api.dbTableRow.bulkCreate('nc', projectName, table.id, insertArray);
             logBasic(
@@ -115,8 +118,9 @@ export async function importData({
             );
             importedCount += insertArray.length;
             insertArray = [];
-            readable.resume();
           }
+          activeProcess--;
+          if (activeProcess < BULK_PARALLEL_PROCESS) readable.resume();
           resolve(true);
         }));
       });
@@ -233,8 +237,11 @@ export async function importLTARData({
     await new Promise((resolve) => {
       const promises = [];
       const readable = allData.getStream();
+      let activeProcess = 0;
       readable.on('data', async (record) => {
         promises.push(new Promise(async (resolve) => {
+          activeProcess++;
+          if (activeProcess >= BULK_PARALLEL_PROCESS) readable.pause();
           const { id: _atId, ...rec } = record;
 
           // todo: use actual alias instead of sanitized
@@ -248,7 +255,6 @@ export async function importLTARData({
           );
 
           if (assocTableData.length >= ASSOC_BULK_DATA_BATCH_SIZE) {
-            readable.pause();
             let insertArray = assocTableData.splice(0, assocTableData.length);
             logBasic(
               `:: Importing '${table.title}' LTAR data :: ${importedCount} - ${Math.min(
@@ -266,8 +272,9 @@ export async function importLTARData({
 
             importedCount += insertArray.length;
             insertArray = [];
-            readable.resume();
           }
+          activeProcess--;
+          if (activeProcess < BULK_PARALLEL_PROCESS) readable.resume();
           resolve(true);
         }));
       });