In one embodiment there is a method for calculating a timer at a storage device including a plurality of memory portions for storing data and a memory controller for performing operations on the memory portions, the method comprises receiving a request to perform an initial operation on a memory portion; determining an operational characteristic associated with the initial operation to be performed on the memory portion; and calculating an amount of time for a memory portion timer based on the operational characteristics before the initiation of the initial operation on the memory portion, wherein performance of a subsequent operation for another memory portion is delayed until the amount of time for the memory portion timer has elapsed since initiation of the operation on the memory portion.