diff --git a/import_profiles/filtered_flyte_importtime.txt b/import_profiles/filtered_flyte_importtime.txt
index f45a01cba..a39ece925 100644
--- a/import_profiles/filtered_flyte_importtime.txt
+++ b/import_profiles/filtered_flyte_importtime.txt
@@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ sitecustomize
 site
 linecache
 __future__
-itertools
-keyword
-_operator
-operator
-reprlib
-_collections
-collections
-collections.abc
-concurrent
 types
 enum
 _sre
@@ -44,17 +35,42 @@ re._constants
 re._parser
 re._casefix
 re._compiler
+itertools
+keyword
+_operator
+operator
+reprlib
+_collections
+collections
 _functools
 functools
 copyreg
 re
+_weakrefset
+weakref
+copy
+_ast
+contextlib
+ast
+_opcode
+_opcode_metadata
+opcode
+dis
+collections.abc
+importlib
+importlib.machinery
+token
+_tokenize
+tokenize
+inspect
+dataclasses
+_typing
+typing
+concurrent
 textwrap
 warnings
-contextlib
 _colorize
 traceback
-_weakrefset
-weakref
 _string
 string
 threading
@@ -85,18 +101,6 @@ binascii
 base64
 ssl
 asyncio.constants
-_ast
-ast
-_opcode
-_opcode_metadata
-opcode
-dis
-importlib
-importlib.machinery
-token
-_tokenize
-tokenize
-inspect
 asyncio.coroutines
 _contextvars
 contextvars
@@ -114,8 +118,6 @@ asyncio.sslproto
 asyncio.mixins
 asyncio.locks
 asyncio.queues
-_typing
-typing
 asyncio.timeouts
 asyncio.tasks
 asyncio.staggered
@@ -130,23 +132,15 @@ asyncio.base_subprocess
 asyncio.selector_events
 asyncio.unix_events
 asyncio
-_json
-json.scanner
-json.decoder
-json.encoder
-json
 _datetime
 datetime
 flyte._tools
 flyte._logging
 flyte.syncify._api
 flyte.syncify
-flyte.errors
 _hashlib
 _blake2
 hashlib
-copy
-dataclasses
 fnmatch
 glob
 pathlib._abc
@@ -166,9 +160,6 @@ pathlib
 rich._extension
 rich
 rich.repr
-packaging
-packaging._structures
-packaging.version
 flyte._image
 flyte._build
 typing_extensions
@@ -194,8 +185,10 @@ flyte._pod
 flyte._resources
 flyte._secret
 flyte._environment
+flyte.errors
 flyte._initialize
 flyte._doc
+flyte._link
 flyte._retry
 flyte._reusable_environment
 flyte._timeout
diff --git a/import_profiles/flyte_importtime.txt b/import_profiles/flyte_importtime.txt
index f7805adec..08aeafb99 100644
--- a/import_profiles/flyte_importtime.txt
+++ b/import_profiles/flyte_importtime.txt
@@ -1,207 +1,207 @@
 import time: self [us] | cumulative | imported package
-import time:       150 |        150 |   _io
-import time:        29 |         29 |   marshal
-import time:       209 |        209 |   posix
-import time:       496 |        882 | _frozen_importlib_external
-import time:       541 |        541 |   time
-import time:       159 |        699 | zipimport
-import time:        32 |         32 |     _codecs
-import time:       402 |        433 |   codecs
-import time:       410 |        410 |   encodings.aliases
-import time:       482 |       1324 | encodings
-import time:       148 |        148 | encodings.utf_8
-import time:        60 |         60 | _signal
-import time:        21 |         21 |     _abc
-import time:       115 |        136 |   abc
-import time:       110 |        245 | io
-import time:        35 |         35 |       _stat
-import time:        63 |         98 |     stat
-import time:       590 |        590 |     _collections_abc
-import time:        44 |         44 |       genericpath
-import time:        92 |        136 |     posixpath
-import time:       355 |       1176 |   os
+import time:       185 |        185 |   _io
+import time:        27 |         27 |   marshal
+import time:       241 |        241 |   posix
+import time:       518 |        969 | _frozen_importlib_external
+import time:       646 |        646 |   time
+import time:       186 |        832 | zipimport
+import time:        33 |         33 |     _codecs
+import time:       403 |        436 |   codecs
+import time:       356 |        356 |   encodings.aliases
+import time:       533 |       1324 | encodings
+import time:       133 |        133 | encodings.utf_8
+import time:        50 |         50 | _signal
+import time:        19 |         19 |     _abc
+import time:       107 |        126 |   abc
+import time:       116 |        242 | io
+import time:        31 |         31 |       _stat
+import time:        59 |         89 |     stat
+import time:       578 |        578 |     _collections_abc
+import time:        46 |         46 |       genericpath
+import time:        93 |        138 |     posixpath
+import time:       348 |       1151 |   os
 import time:        59 |         59 |   _sitebuiltins
-import time:       168 |        168 |   encodings.utf_8_sig
-import time:       817 |        817 |   _virtualenv
-import time:       199 |        199 |   _distutils_hack
-import time:       132 |        132 |   sitecustomize
-import time:      1537 |       4085 | site
-import time:       169 |        169 | linecache
-import time:       135 |        135 |   __future__
-import time:        73 |         73 |               itertools
-import time:       109 |        109 |               keyword
-import time:        44 |         44 |                 _operator
-import time:       203 |        246 |               operator
-import time:       147 |        147 |               reprlib
-import time:        35 |         35 |               _collections
-import time:       686 |       1294 |             collections
-import time:       135 |        135 |             collections.abc
-import time:       114 |        114 |               concurrent
-import time:       194 |        194 |                       types
-import time:       902 |       1096 |                     enum
-import time:        60 |         60 |                       _sre
-import time:       192 |        192 |                         re._constants
-import time:       469 |        661 |                       re._parser
-import time:       102 |        102 |                       re._casefix
-import time:       320 |       1142 |                     re._compiler
-import time:        52 |         52 |                       _functools
-import time:       422 |        474 |                     functools
-import time:       140 |        140 |                     copyreg
-import time:       377 |       3225 |                   re
-import time:       597 |        597 |                     textwrap
-import time:       235 |        235 |                     warnings
-import time:       370 |        370 |                     contextlib
-import time:       132 |        132 |                     _colorize
-import time:       420 |       1752 |                   traceback
-import time:       146 |        146 |                     _weakrefset
-import time:       396 |        541 |                   weakref
-import time:        24 |         24 |                     _string
-import time:       341 |        364 |                   string
-import time:       387 |        387 |                   threading
-import time:        23 |         23 |                   atexit
-import time:       996 |       7286 |                 logging
-import time:       356 |       7641 |               concurrent.futures._base
-import time:       146 |       7900 |             concurrent.futures
-import time:        34 |         34 |             errno
-import time:        30 |         30 |               _heapq
-import time:       135 |        164 |             heapq
-import time:        89 |         89 |               _socket
+import time:       145 |        145 |   encodings.utf_8_sig
+import time:       681 |        681 |   _virtualenv
+import time:       170 |        170 |   _distutils_hack
+import time:       157 |        157 |   sitecustomize
+import time:      1480 |       3840 | site
+import time:       170 |        170 | linecache
+import time:       109 |        109 |   __future__
+import time:       190 |        190 |           types
+import time:       855 |       1044 |         enum
+import time:        53 |         53 |           _sre
+import time:       190 |        190 |             re._constants
+import time:       253 |        443 |           re._parser
+import time:       260 |        260 |           re._casefix
+import time:       228 |        982 |         re._compiler
+import time:        71 |         71 |             itertools
+import time:       103 |        103 |             keyword
+import time:        40 |         40 |               _operator
+import time:       204 |        243 |             operator
+import time:       134 |        134 |             reprlib
+import time:        37 |         37 |             _collections
+import time:       513 |       1099 |           collections
+import time:        31 |         31 |           _functools
+import time:       361 |       1490 |         functools
+import time:       130 |        130 |         copyreg
+import time:       365 |       4009 |       re
+import time:       161 |        161 |           _weakrefset
+import time:       457 |        618 |         weakref
+import time:       135 |        752 |       copy
+import time:       760 |        760 |           _ast
+import time:       352 |        352 |           contextlib
+import time:       693 |       1804 |         ast
+import time:        31 |         31 |             _opcode
+import time:       145 |        145 |             _opcode_metadata
+import time:       191 |        366 |           opcode
+import time:       551 |        917 |         dis
+import time:       110 |        110 |         collections.abc
+import time:       122 |        122 |           importlib
+import time:        39 |        160 |         importlib.machinery
+import time:       112 |        112 |           token
+import time:        20 |         20 |           _tokenize
+import time:       511 |        643 |         tokenize
+import time:      1278 |       4910 |       inspect
+import time:       408 |      10077 |     dataclasses
+import time:        31 |         31 |       _typing
+import time:      1281 |       1312 |     typing
+import time:        92 |         92 |               concurrent
+import time:       482 |        482 |                     textwrap
+import time:       210 |        210 |                     warnings
+import time:       110 |        110 |                     _colorize
+import time:       404 |       1204 |                   traceback
+import time:        19 |         19 |                     _string
+import time:       317 |        336 |                   string
+import time:       574 |        574 |                   threading
+import time:        35 |         35 |                   atexit
+import time:       995 |       3142 |                 logging
+import time:       329 |       3470 |               concurrent.futures._base
+import time:       118 |       3680 |             concurrent.futures
+import time:        54 |         54 |             errno
+import time:        31 |         31 |               _heapq
+import time:       180 |        210 |             heapq
+import time:       120 |        120 |               _socket
 import time:        38 |         38 |                 math
-import time:        43 |         43 |                 select
-import time:       344 |        424 |               selectors
-import time:        51 |         51 |               array
-import time:       645 |       1208 |             socket
-import time:        35 |         35 |                 _locale
-import time:       481 |        515 |               locale
-import time:       289 |        289 |               signal
+import time:        58 |         58 |                 select
+import time:       324 |        420 |               selectors
+import time:        64 |         64 |               array
+import time:       663 |       1265 |             socket
+import time:        43 |         43 |                 _locale
+import time:       466 |        508 |               locale
+import time:       296 |        296 |               signal
 import time:        28 |         28 |               fcntl
-import time:        55 |         55 |               msvcrt
-import time:        17 |         17 |               _posixsubprocess
-import time:       525 |       1425 |             subprocess
-import time:       385 |        385 |               _ssl
-import time:        56 |         56 |                   _struct
-import time:       137 |        192 |                 struct
-import time:        36 |         36 |                 binascii
-import time:       179 |        407 |               base64
-import time:      1572 |       2363 |             ssl
-import time:       152 |        152 |             asyncio.constants
-import time:       778 |        778 |                   _ast
-import time:       650 |       1428 |                 ast
-import time:        23 |         23 |                     _opcode
-import time:       146 |        146 |                     _opcode_metadata
-import time:       190 |        358 |                   opcode
-import time:       518 |        876 |                 dis
-import time:       128 |        128 |                   importlib
-import time:        43 |        170 |                 importlib.machinery
-import time:       121 |        121 |                   token
-import time:        29 |         29 |                   _tokenize
-import time:       487 |        636 |                 tokenize
-import time:      1068 |       4175 |               inspect
-import time:       102 |       4276 |             asyncio.coroutines
-import time:        20 |         20 |                 _contextvars
-import time:       104 |        124 |               contextvars
-import time:        82 |         82 |               asyncio.format_helpers
-import time:        88 |         88 |                 asyncio.base_futures
-import time:       121 |        121 |                 asyncio.exceptions
-import time:        89 |         89 |                 asyncio.base_tasks
-import time:       106 |        403 |               _asyncio
-import time:       412 |       1019 |             asyncio.events
-import time:       134 |        134 |             asyncio.futures
-import time:       116 |        116 |             asyncio.protocols
-import time:       144 |        144 |               asyncio.transports
-import time:        65 |         65 |               asyncio.log
-import time:       390 |        598 |             asyncio.sslproto
-import time:        70 |         70 |                 asyncio.mixins
-import time:       232 |        301 |               asyncio.locks
-import time:       184 |        184 |                 asyncio.queues
-import time:        27 |         27 |                     _typing
-import time:      1259 |       1286 |                   typing
-import time:       245 |       1531 |                 asyncio.timeouts
-import time:       265 |       1979 |               asyncio.tasks
-import time:        97 |       2376 |             asyncio.staggered
-import time:       109 |        109 |             asyncio.trsock
-import time:       565 |      23861 |           asyncio.base_events
-import time:       177 |        177 |           asyncio.runners
-import time:       214 |        214 |           asyncio.streams
-import time:       142 |        142 |           asyncio.subprocess
-import time:       100 |        100 |           asyncio.taskgroups
-import time:        66 |         66 |           asyncio.threads
-import time:       143 |        143 |             asyncio.base_subprocess
-import time:      1478 |       1478 |             asyncio.selector_events
-import time:       368 |       1989 |           asyncio.unix_events
-import time:       164 |      26710 |         asyncio
-import time:        64 |         64 |             _datetime
-import time:       127 |        191 |           datetime
-import time:        69 |         69 |           flyte._tools
-import time:       273 |        533 |         flyte._logging
-import time:       273 |      27515 |       flyte.syncify._api
-import time:       240 |      27755 |     flyte.syncify
-import time:       420 |        420 |         _hashlib
-import time:        25 |         25 |         _blake2
-import time:       173 |        617 |       hashlib
-import time:       127 |        127 |         copy
-import time:       353 |        480 |       dataclasses
-import time:       105 |        105 |             fnmatch
-import time:       368 |        472 |           glob
-import time:       262 |        733 |         pathlib._abc
+import time:        66 |         66 |               msvcrt
+import time:        16 |         16 |               _posixsubprocess
+import time:       542 |       1454 |             subprocess
+import time:       392 |        392 |               _ssl
+import time:        43 |         43 |                   _struct
+import time:        99 |        142 |                 struct
+import time:        35 |         35 |                 binascii
+import time:       187 |        363 |               base64
+import time:      1647 |       2401 |             ssl
+import time:       138 |        138 |             asyncio.constants
+import time:        75 |         75 |             asyncio.coroutines
+import time:        22 |         22 |                 _contextvars
+import time:        80 |        101 |               contextvars
+import time:        68 |         68 |               asyncio.format_helpers
+import time:        78 |         78 |                 asyncio.base_futures
+import time:       114 |        114 |                 asyncio.exceptions
+import time:        70 |         70 |                 asyncio.base_tasks
+import time:        70 |        331 |               _asyncio
+import time:       268 |        766 |             asyncio.events
+import time:       137 |        137 |             asyncio.futures
+import time:       101 |        101 |             asyncio.protocols
+import time:      1273 |       1273 |               asyncio.transports
+import time:        72 |         72 |               asyncio.log
+import time:       307 |       1651 |             asyncio.sslproto
+import time:        72 |         72 |                 asyncio.mixins
+import time:       258 |        329 |               asyncio.locks
+import time:       145 |        145 |                 asyncio.queues
+import time:       218 |        218 |                 asyncio.timeouts
+import time:       227 |        589 |               asyncio.tasks
+import time:       104 |       1021 |             asyncio.staggered
+import time:        83 |         83 |             asyncio.trsock
+import time:       645 |      13675 |           asyncio.base_events
+import time:       143 |        143 |           asyncio.runners
+import time:       199 |        199 |           asyncio.streams
+import time:       116 |        116 |           asyncio.subprocess
+import time:       102 |        102 |           asyncio.taskgroups
+import time:        57 |         57 |           asyncio.threads
+import time:       142 |        142 |             asyncio.base_subprocess
+import time:       430 |        430 |             asyncio.selector_events
+import time:       355 |        926 |           asyncio.unix_events
+import time:       141 |      15356 |         asyncio
+import time:        70 |         70 |             _datetime
+import time:        77 |        147 |           datetime
+import time:        59 |         59 |           flyte._tools
+import time:       169 |        373 |         flyte._logging
+import time:       252 |      15981 |       flyte.syncify._api
+import time:       258 |      16239 |     flyte.syncify
+import time:       457 |        457 |         _hashlib
+import time:        27 |         27 |         _blake2
+import time:       136 |        619 |       hashlib
+import time:        97 |         97 |             fnmatch
+import time:       237 |        334 |           glob
+import time:       257 |        590 |         pathlib._abc
 import time:        56 |         56 |             _winapi
-import time:        72 |         72 |             nt
-import time:        69 |         69 |             nt
-import time:        49 |         49 |             nt
-import time:        46 |         46 |             nt
-import time:        48 |         48 |             nt
-import time:        39 |         39 |             nt
-import time:        38 |         38 |             nt
-import time:       154 |        568 |           ntpath
-import time:        26 |         26 |           pwd
-import time:        22 |         22 |           grp
-import time:       283 |        898 |         pathlib._local
-import time:       118 |       1747 |       pathlib
-import time:       248 |        248 |           rich._extension
-import time:       275 |        522 |         rich
-import time:       194 |        715 |       rich.repr
-import time:      5171 |       8729 |     flyte._image
-import time:       184 |      36667 |   flyte._build
-import time:       966 |        966 |       typing_extensions
-import time:       107 |        107 |         flyte._docstring
-import time:        74 |         74 |         flyte._interface
-import time:      2732 |       2913 |       flyte.models
-import time:       682 |       4559 |     flyte._cache.cache
-import time:        86 |         86 |       flyte._cache.policy_function_body
-import time:       100 |        186 |     flyte._cache.defaults
-import time:       109 |       4854 |   flyte._cache
-import time:       378 |        378 |   flyte._context
-import time:        78 |         78 |   flyte._custom_context
-import time:       149 |        149 |           _compat_pickle
-import time:        52 |         52 |           _pickle
-import time:       594 |        794 |         pickle
-import time:        50 |         50 |           _wmi
-import time:       368 |        418 |         platform
-import time:        22 |         22 |           _uuid
-import time:       213 |        235 |         uuid
-import time:       417 |       1863 |       cloudpickle.cloudpickle
-import time:       122 |       1984 |     cloudpickle
-import time:       335 |        335 |       flyte._pod
-import time:       866 |        866 |       flyte._resources
-import time:       248 |        248 |       flyte._secret
-import time:       391 |       1839 |     flyte._environment
-import time:       243 |        243 |       flyte.errors
-import time:      1086 |       1328 |     flyte._initialize
-import time:       176 |        176 |       flyte._doc
-import time:        84 |         84 |       flyte._link
-import time:       159 |        159 |       flyte._retry
-import time:       333 |        333 |       flyte._reusable_environment
-import time:       228 |        228 |       flyte._timeout
-import time:      1299 |       1299 |       flyte._trigger
-import time:      1314 |       3589 |     flyte._task
-import time:       437 |        437 |     flyte._task_environment
-import time:       777 |       9952 |   flyte._deploy
-import time:        76 |         76 |   flyte._excepthook
-import time:        66 |         66 |   flyte._group
-import time:       214 |        214 |   flyte._map
-import time:        59 |         59 |     flyte._constants
-import time:       683 |        741 |   flyte._run
-import time:       122 |        122 |   flyte._serve
-import time:        85 |         85 |   flyte._trace
-import time:        58 |         58 |   flyte._version
-import time:       227 |      53648 | flyte
+import time:        45 |         45 |             nt
+import time:        43 |         43 |             nt
+import time:        44 |         44 |             nt
+import time:        43 |         43 |             nt
+import time:        41 |         41 |             nt
+import time:        41 |         41 |             nt
+import time:        40 |         40 |             nt
+import time:       263 |        612 |           ntpath
+import time:        23 |         23 |           pwd
+import time:        17 |         17 |           grp
+import time:       249 |        899 |         pathlib._local
+import time:       100 |       1588 |       pathlib
+import time:       148 |        148 |           rich._extension
+import time:       207 |        355 |         rich
+import time:       169 |        524 |       rich.repr
+import time:      5146 |       7876 |     flyte._image
+import time:       301 |      35802 |   flyte._build
+import time:       948 |        948 |       typing_extensions
+import time:       102 |        102 |         flyte._docstring
+import time:        63 |         63 |         flyte._interface
+import time:      2766 |       2930 |       flyte.models
+import time:       599 |       4476 |     flyte._cache.cache
+import time:        91 |         91 |       flyte._cache.policy_function_body
+import time:        94 |        185 |     flyte._cache.defaults
+import time:       100 |       4760 |   flyte._cache
+import time:       420 |        420 |   flyte._context
+import time:        62 |         62 |   flyte._custom_context
+import time:       134 |        134 |           _compat_pickle
+import time:        64 |         64 |           _pickle
+import time:       575 |        772 |         pickle
+import time:        58 |         58 |           _wmi
+import time:       350 |        407 |         platform
+import time:        18 |         18 |           _uuid
+import time:       194 |        211 |         uuid
+import time:       388 |       1776 |       cloudpickle.cloudpickle
+import time:       112 |       1888 |     cloudpickle
+import time:       308 |        308 |       flyte._pod
+import time:       857 |        857 |       flyte._resources
+import time:       252 |        252 |       flyte._secret
+import time:       352 |       1768 |     flyte._environment
+import time:       275 |        275 |       flyte.errors
+import time:      1033 |       1307 |     flyte._initialize
+import time:       366 |        366 |       flyte._doc
+import time:        86 |         86 |       flyte._link
+import time:       148 |        148 |       flyte._retry
+import time:       251 |        251 |       flyte._reusable_environment
+import time:       158 |        158 |       flyte._timeout
+import time:      1149 |       1149 |       flyte._trigger
+import time:      1287 |       3442 |     flyte._task
+import time:       414 |        414 |     flyte._task_environment
+import time:       784 |       9600 |   flyte._deploy
+import time:        67 |         67 |   flyte._excepthook
+import time:        54 |         54 |   flyte._group
+import time:       203 |        203 |   flyte._map
+import time:        48 |         48 |     flyte._constants
+import time:       636 |        684 |   flyte._run
+import time:       205 |        205 |   flyte._serve
+import time:        73 |         73 |   flyte._trace
+import time:        50 |         50 |   flyte._version
+import time:       208 |      52291 | flyte
diff --git a/src/flyte/_serve.py b/src/flyte/_serve.py
index faad3236a..3dfa62012 100644
--- a/src/flyte/_serve.py
+++ b/src/flyte/_serve.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import hashlib
 import os
 import pathlib
-import shlex
 import signal
 import subprocess
 import threading
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@
     Protocol,
     runtime_checkable,
 )
-from urllib.error import URLError
-from urllib.request import urlopen
 
 import cloudpickle
 
@@ -198,6 +195,9 @@ def is_active(self) -> bool:
         """
         Check if the app is currently active or started.
         """
+        from urllib.error import URLError
+        from urllib.request import urlopen
+
         health_check_path = self._serve_obj._health_check_path if self._serve_obj else _LOCAL_HEALTH_CHECK_PATH
         health_check_timeout = (
             self._serve_obj._health_check_timeout if self._serve_obj else _LOCAL_IS_ACTIVE_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT
@@ -552,6 +552,8 @@ def _serve_local_with_command(
         port: int,
     ) -> _LocalApp:
         """Start the app via its ``command`` or ``args`` as a subprocess."""
+        import shlex
+
         if app_env.command is not None:
             if isinstance(app_env.command, str):
                 cmd = shlex.split(app_env.command)
diff --git a/src/flyte/_task.py b/src/flyte/_task.py
index 70bb4655c..089bfa568 100644
--- a/src/flyte/_task.py
+++ b/src/flyte/_task.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 )
 
 from flyte._pod import PodTemplate
-from flyte._utils.asyncify import run_sync_with_loop
 from flyte.errors import RuntimeSystemError, RuntimeUserError
 
 from ._cache import Cache, CacheRequest
@@ -485,6 +484,7 @@ async def execute(self, *args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> R:
         This is the execute method that will be called when the task is invoked. It will call the actual function.
         # TODO We may need to keep this as the bare func execute, and need a pre and post execute some other func.
         """
+        from flyte._utils.asyncify import run_sync_with_loop
 
         ctx = internal_ctx()
         assert ctx.data.task_context is not None, "Function should have already returned if not in a task context"