diff --git a/dev/src/bulk-writer.ts b/dev/src/bulk-writer.ts
index d4d2ac598..1ddad577d 100644
--- a/dev/src/bulk-writer.ts
+++ b/dev/src/bulk-writer.ts
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ export class BulkWriter {
    */
   flush(): Promise<void> {
     this._verifyNotClosed();
-    this._sendCurrentBatch(/* flush= */ true);
+    this._scheduleCurrentBatch(/* flush= */ true);
     return this._lastOp;
   }
 
@@ -738,50 +738,52 @@ export class BulkWriter {
    * `flush()` or `close()` call.
    * @private
    */
-  private _sendCurrentBatch(flush = false): void {
+  private _scheduleCurrentBatch(flush = false): void {
     if (this._bulkCommitBatch._opCount === 0) return;
 
-    const tag = requestTag();
     const pendingBatch = this._bulkCommitBatch;
+    this._bulkCommitBatch = new BulkCommitBatch(this.firestore);
 
     // Use the write with the longest backoff duration when determining backoff.
     const highestBackoffDuration = pendingBatch.pendingOps.reduce((prev, cur) =>
       prev.backoffDuration > cur.backoffDuration ? prev : cur
     ).backoffDuration;
-    const backoffMsWithJitter = BulkWriter.applyJitter(highestBackoffDuration);
-    const delayMs = this._rateLimiter.getNextRequestDelayMs(
-      pendingBatch._opCount
-    );
-    const finalDelayMs = Math.max(backoffMsWithJitter, delayMs);
-
+    const backoffMsWithJitter = BulkWriter._applyJitter(highestBackoffDuration);
     const delayedExecution = new Deferred<void>();
-    this._bulkCommitBatch = new BulkCommitBatch(this.firestore);
+
+    if (backoffMsWithJitter > 0) {
+      delayExecution(() => delayedExecution.resolve(), backoffMsWithJitter);
+    } else {
+      delayedExecution.resolve();
+    }
+
+    delayedExecution.promise.then(() => this._sendBatch(pendingBatch, flush));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sends the provided batch once the rate limiter does not require any delay.
+   */
+  private async _sendBatch(
+    batch: BulkCommitBatch,
+    flush = false
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const tag = requestTag();
 
     // Send the batch if it is does not require any delay, or schedule another
     // attempt after the appropriate timeout.
-    if (finalDelayMs === 0) {
-      const underRateLimit = this._rateLimiter.tryMakeRequest(
-        pendingBatch._opCount
-      );
-      assert(
-        underRateLimit,
-        'RateLimiter should allow request if delayMs === 0'
-      );
-      delayedExecution.resolve();
+    const underRateLimit = this._rateLimiter.tryMakeRequest(batch._opCount);
+    if (underRateLimit) {
+      await batch.bulkCommit({requestTag: tag});
+      if (flush) this._scheduleCurrentBatch(flush);
     } else {
+      const delayMs = this._rateLimiter.getNextRequestDelayMs(batch._opCount);
       logger(
-        'BulkWriter._sendCurrentBatch',
+        'BulkWriter._sendBatch',
         tag,
-        `Backing off for ${finalDelayMs} seconds`
+        `Backing off for ${delayMs} seconds`
       );
-      delayExecution(() => delayedExecution.resolve(), finalDelayMs);
+      delayExecution(() => this._sendBatch(batch, flush), delayMs);
     }
-
-    delayedExecution.promise.then(async () => {
-      // This should subtract rate limit, but it's not.
-      await pendingBatch.bulkCommit({requestTag: tag});
-      if (flush) this._sendCurrentBatch(flush);
-    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -789,7 +791,7 @@ export class BulkWriter {
    *
    * @private
    */
-  private static applyJitter(backoffMs: number): number {
+  private static _applyJitter(backoffMs: number): number {
     if (backoffMs === 0) return 0;
     // Random value in [-0.3, 0.3].
     const jitter = DEFAULT_JITTER_FACTOR * (Math.random() * 2 - 1);
@@ -832,7 +834,7 @@ export class BulkWriter {
     if (this._bulkCommitBatch.has(op.ref)) {
       // Create a new batch since the backend doesn't support batches with two
       // writes to the same document.
-      this._sendCurrentBatch();
+      this._scheduleCurrentBatch();
     }
 
     // Run the operation on the current batch and advance the `_lastOp` pointer.
@@ -843,7 +845,7 @@ export class BulkWriter {
     this._lastOp = this._lastOp.then(() => silencePromise(op.promise));
 
     if (this._bulkCommitBatch._opCount === this._maxBatchSize) {
-      this._sendCurrentBatch();
+      this._scheduleCurrentBatch();
     }
   }
 }