The difference between asyncio.sleep() and time.sleep() is that asyncio.sleep() is non-blocking.

What does it mean when something is non-blocking?

Non-blocking suggestion: This is a little more elegant, if you prefer this syntax:

Internal platform groups (those focused on a non-user facing part of our product, like a set of internal APIs) tend to create heavy coordination costs on other groups which depend on platform improvements to deliver valuable features to users. In order to stay efficient, it is important to ensure each group is non-blocking and is able to deliver value to users directly. This is why we avoid internal platform groups.