diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/DeltaMerge/DeltaMergeStore.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/DeltaMerge/DeltaMergeStore.cpp
index a74404f3dbb..1a479273088 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/DeltaMerge/DeltaMergeStore.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/DeltaMerge/DeltaMergeStore.cpp
@@ -981,6 +981,8 @@ void DeltaMergeStore::deleteRange(const Context & db_context, const DB::Settings
 
 void DeltaMergeStore::flushCache(const DMContextPtr & dm_context, const RowKeyRange & range)
 {
+    size_t sleep_ms = 5;
+
     RowKeyRange cur_range = range;
     while (!cur_range.none())
     {
@@ -1004,11 +1006,24 @@ void DeltaMergeStore::flushCache(const DMContextPtr & dm_context, const RowKeyRa
             }
             segment_range = segment->getRowKeyRange();
 
-            // Flush could fail.
             if (segment->flushCache(*dm_context))
             {
                 break;
             }
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
+            else if (!try_until_succeed)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Flush could fail. Typical cases:
+            // #1. The segment is abandoned (due to an update is finished)
+            // #2. There is another flush in progress, for example, triggered in background
+            // Let's sleep 5ms ~ 100ms and then retry flush again.
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(sleep_ms));
+            sleep_ms = std::min(sleep_ms * 2, 100);
+>>>>>>> 9ccfc4b3ea (Yield CPU for concurrent flush and concurrent mergeDelta (#5410))
         }
 
         cur_range.setStart(segment_range.end);
@@ -1041,6 +1056,8 @@ std::optional<DM::RowKeyRange> DeltaMergeStore::mergeDeltaBySegment(const Contex
     auto dm_context = newDMContext(context, context.getSettingsRef(),
                                    /*tracing_id*/ fmt::format("mergeDeltaBySegment_{}", latest_gc_safe_point.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)));
 
+    size_t sleep_ms = 50;
+
     while (true)
     {
         SegmentPtr segment;
@@ -1054,18 +1071,41 @@ std::optional<DM::RowKeyRange> DeltaMergeStore::mergeDeltaBySegment(const Contex
             segment = segment_it->second;
         }
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
         const auto new_segment = segmentMergeDelta(*dm_context, segment, run_thread);
         if (new_segment)
         {
             const auto segment_end = new_segment->getRowKeyRange().end;
             if (unlikely(*segment_end.value <= *start_key.value))
+=======
+        if (segment->flushCache(*dm_context))
+        {
+            const auto new_segment = segmentMergeDelta(*dm_context, segment, run_thread);
+            if (new_segment)
+>>>>>>> 9ccfc4b3ea (Yield CPU for concurrent flush and concurrent mergeDelta (#5410))
             {
-                // The next start key must be > current start key
-                LOG_FMT_ERROR(log, "Assert new_segment.end {} > start {} failed", segment_end.toDebugString(), start_key.toDebugString());
-                throw Exception("Assert segment range failed", ErrorCodes::LOGICAL_ERROR);
-            }
-            return new_segment->getRowKeyRange();
-        }
+                const auto segment_end = new_segment->getRowKeyRange().end;
+                if (unlikely(*segment_end.value <= *start_key.value))
+                {
+                    // The next start key must be > current start key
+                    LOG_FMT_ERROR(log, "Assert new_segment.end {} > start {} failed", segment_end.toDebugString(), start_key.toDebugString());
+                    throw Exception("Assert segment range failed", ErrorCodes::LOGICAL_ERROR);
+                }
+                return new_segment->getRowKeyRange();
+            } // else: sleep and retry
+        } // else: sleep and retry
+
+        // Typical cases:
+        // #1. flushCache failed
+        //    - The segment is abandoned (due to segment updated)
+        //    - There is another flush in progress (e.g. triggered in background)
+        // #2. segmentMergeDelta failed
+        //    - The segment is abandoned (due to segment updated)
+        //    - The segment is updating (e.g. a split-preparation is working, which occupies a for-write snapshot).
+        // It could be possible to take seconds to finish the segment updating, so let's sleep for a short time
+        // (50ms ~ 1000ms) and then retry.
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(sleep_ms));
+        sleep_ms = std::min(sleep_ms * 2, 1000);
     }
 }