diff --git a/pyairtable/api/api.py b/pyairtable/api/api.py
index c8924890..ac1d8633 100644
--- a/pyairtable/api/api.py
+++ b/pyairtable/api/api.py
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 
 from pyairtable.api import retrying
+from pyairtable.api.base import Base
 from pyairtable.api.enterprise import Enterprise
 from pyairtable.api.params import options_to_json_and_params, options_to_params
+from pyairtable.api.table import Table
 from pyairtable.api.types import UserAndScopesDict, assert_typed_dict
 from pyairtable.api.workspace import Workspace
 from pyairtable.models.schema import Bases
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ class Api:
     MAX_URL_LENGTH = 16000
 
     # Cached metadata to reduce API calls
-    _bases: Optional[Dict[str, "pyairtable.api.base.Base"]] = None
+    _bases: Optional[Dict[str, "Base"]] = None
 
     endpoint_url: Url
     session: Session
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ def base(
         *,
         validate: bool = False,
         force: bool = False,
-    ) -> "pyairtable.api.base.Base":
+    ) -> "Base":
         """
         Return a new :class:`Base` instance that uses this instance of :class:`Api`.
 
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ def base(
         if validate:
             info = self._base_info(force=force).base(base_id)
             return self._base_from_info(info)
-        return pyairtable.api.base.Base(self, base_id)
+        return Base(self, base_id)
 
     @cache_unless_forced
     def _base_info(self) -> Bases:
@@ -158,15 +160,15 @@ def _base_info(self) -> Bases:
         }
         return Bases.from_api(data, self)
 
-    def _base_from_info(self, base_info: Bases.Info) -> "pyairtable.api.base.Base":
-        return pyairtable.api.base.Base(
+    def _base_from_info(self, base_info: Bases.Info) -> "Base":
+        return Base(
             self,
             base_info.id,
             name=base_info.name,
             permission_level=base_info.permission_level,
         )
 
-    def bases(self, *, force: bool = False) -> List["pyairtable.api.base.Base"]:
+    def bases(self, *, force: bool = False) -> List["Base"]:
         """
         Retrieve the base's schema and return a list of :class:`Base` instances.
 
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ def create_base(
         workspace_id: str,
         name: str,
         tables: Sequence[Dict[str, Any]],
-    ) -> "pyairtable.api.base.Base":
+    ) -> "Base":
         """
         Create a base in the given workspace.
 
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ def table(
         *,
         validate: bool = False,
         force: bool = False,
-    ) -> "pyairtable.api.table.Table":
+    ) -> "Table":
         """
         Build a new :class:`Table` instance that uses this instance of :class:`Api`.
 
@@ -407,7 +409,3 @@ def enterprise(self, enterprise_account_id: str) -> Enterprise:
         Build an object representing an enterprise account.
         """
         return Enterprise(self, enterprise_account_id)
-
-
-import pyairtable.api.base  # noqa
-import pyairtable.api.table  # noqa
diff --git a/pyairtable/api/base.py b/pyairtable/api/base.py
index 317bf365..2efd8ef2 100644
--- a/pyairtable/api/base.py
+++ b/pyairtable/api/base.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import warnings
 from functools import cached_property
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
-import pyairtable.api.api
 import pyairtable.api.table
 from pyairtable.models.schema import BaseCollaborators, BaseSchema, BaseShares
 from pyairtable.models.webhook import (
@@ -13,6 +12,9 @@
 )
 from pyairtable.utils import Url, UrlBuilder, cache_unless_forced, enterprise_only
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pyairtable.api.api import Api
+
 
 class Base:
     """
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ class Base:
     """
 
     #: The connection to the Airtable API.
-    api: "pyairtable.api.api.Api"
+    api: "Api"
 
     #: The base ID, in the format ``appXXXXXXXXXXXXXX``
     id: str
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ def interface(self, interface_id: str) -> Url:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        api: Union["pyairtable.api.api.Api", str],
+        api: Union["Api", str],
         base_id: str,
         *,
         name: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -99,7 +101,10 @@ def __init__(
                 category=DeprecationWarning,
                 stacklevel=2,
             )
-            api = pyairtable.api.api.Api(api)
+
+            from pyairtable import Api
+
+            api = Api(api)
 
         self.api = api
         self.id = base_id
diff --git a/pyairtable/api/enterprise.py b/pyairtable/api/enterprise.py
index 557097e0..8183a55f 100644
--- a/pyairtable/api/enterprise.py
+++ b/pyairtable/api/enterprise.py
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from functools import cached_property, partialmethod
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Literal, Optional, Union
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Any,
+    Dict,
+    Iterable,
+    Iterator,
+    List,
+    Literal,
+    Optional,
+    Union,
+)
 
 import pydantic
 from typing_extensions import Self
@@ -17,6 +27,9 @@
     enterprise_only,
 )
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pyairtable.api.api import Api
+
 
 @enterprise_only
 class Enterprise:
@@ -85,7 +98,7 @@ def remove_user(self, user_id: str) -> Url:
 
     urls = cached_property(_urls)
 
-    def __init__(self, api: "pyairtable.api.api.Api", workspace_id: str):
+    def __init__(self, api: "Api", workspace_id: str):
         self.api = api
         self.id = workspace_id
         self._info: Optional[EnterpriseInfo] = None
@@ -612,8 +625,3 @@ class MoveWorkspacesResponse(AirtableModel):
 
 
 rebuild_models(vars())
-
-
-# These are at the bottom of the module to avoid circular imports
-import pyairtable.api.api  # noqa
-import pyairtable.api.base  # noqa
diff --git a/pyairtable/api/table.py b/pyairtable/api/table.py
index 235b5989..96b2f0a4 100644
--- a/pyairtable/api/table.py
+++ b/pyairtable/api/table.py
@@ -5,10 +5,19 @@
 import warnings
 from functools import cached_property
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Optional, Union, overload
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Any,
+    Dict,
+    Iterable,
+    Iterator,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Union,
+    overload,
+)
 
 import pyairtable.models
-from pyairtable.api.retrying import Retry
 from pyairtable.api.types import (
     FieldName,
     RecordDeletedDict,
@@ -25,6 +34,11 @@
 from pyairtable.models.schema import FieldSchema, TableSchema, parse_field_schema
 from pyairtable.utils import Url, UrlBuilder, is_table_id
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pyairtable.api.api import Api, TimeoutTuple
+    from pyairtable.api.base import Base
+    from pyairtable.api.retrying import Retry
+
 
 class Table:
     """
@@ -37,7 +51,7 @@ class Table:
     """
 
     #: The base that this table belongs to.
-    base: "pyairtable.api.base.Base"
+    base: "Base"
 
     #: Can be either the table name or the table ID (``tblXXXXXXXXXXXXXX``).
     name: str
@@ -82,8 +96,8 @@ def __init__(
         base_id: str,
         table_name: str,
         *,
-        timeout: Optional["pyairtable.api.api.TimeoutTuple"] = None,
-        retry_strategy: Optional[Retry] = None,
+        timeout: Optional["TimeoutTuple"] = None,
+        retry_strategy: Optional["Retry"] = None,
         endpoint_url: str = "https://api.airtable.com",
     ): ...
 
@@ -91,7 +105,7 @@ def __init__(
     def __init__(
         self,
         api_key: None,
-        base_id: "pyairtable.api.base.Base",
+        base_id: "Base",
         table_name: str,
     ): ...
 
@@ -99,14 +113,14 @@ def __init__(
     def __init__(
         self,
         api_key: None,
-        base_id: "pyairtable.api.base.Base",
+        base_id: "Base",
         table_name: TableSchema,
     ): ...
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         api_key: Union[None, str],
-        base_id: Union["pyairtable.api.base.Base", str],
+        base_id: Union["Base", str],
         table_name: Union[str, TableSchema],
         **kwargs: Any,
     ):
@@ -210,7 +224,7 @@ def id_or_name(self, quoted: bool = True) -> str:
         return value
 
     @property
-    def api(self) -> "pyairtable.api.api.Api":
+    def api(self) -> "Api":
         """
         The API connection used by the table's :class:`~pyairtable.Base`.
         """
@@ -801,8 +815,3 @@ def upload_attachment(
         }
         response = self.api.post(url, json=payload)
         return assert_typed_dict(UploadAttachmentResultDict, response)
-
-
-# These are at the bottom of the module to avoid circular imports
-import pyairtable.api.api  # noqa
-import pyairtable.api.base  # noqa
diff --git a/pyairtable/api/workspace.py b/pyairtable/api/workspace.py
index 5293d4eb..7a63763c 100644
--- a/pyairtable/api/workspace.py
+++ b/pyairtable/api/workspace.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 from functools import cached_property
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
 from pyairtable.models.schema import WorkspaceCollaborators
 from pyairtable.utils import Url, UrlBuilder, cache_unless_forced, enterprise_only
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pyairtable.api.api import Api
+    from pyairtable.api.base import Base
+
 
 class Workspace:
     """
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ class _urls(UrlBuilder):
 
     urls = cached_property(_urls)
 
-    def __init__(self, api: "pyairtable.api.api.Api", workspace_id: str):
+    def __init__(self, api: "Api", workspace_id: str):
         self.api = api
         self.id = workspace_id
 
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ def create_base(
         self,
         name: str,
         tables: Sequence[Dict[str, Any]],
-    ) -> "pyairtable.api.base.Base":
+    ) -> "Base":
         """
         Create a base in the given workspace.
 
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ def collaborators(self) -> WorkspaceCollaborators:
         return WorkspaceCollaborators.from_api(payload, self.api, context=self)
 
     @enterprise_only
-    def bases(self) -> List["pyairtable.api.base.Base"]:
+    def bases(self) -> List["Base"]:
         """
         Retrieve all bases within the workspace.
         """
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ def delete(self) -> None:
     @enterprise_only
     def move_base(
         self,
-        base: Union[str, "pyairtable.api.base.Base"],
+        base: Union[str, "Base"],
         target: Union[str, "Workspace"],
         index: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> None:
@@ -123,8 +127,3 @@ def move_base(
         if index is not None:
             payload["targetIndex"] = index
         self.api.post(self.urls.move_base, json=payload)
-
-
-# These are at the bottom of the module to avoid circular imports
-import pyairtable.api.api  # noqa
-import pyairtable.api.base  # noqa
diff --git a/pyairtable/orm/fields.py b/pyairtable/orm/fields.py
index 27e00d9e..f2ac64b9 100644
--- a/pyairtable/orm/fields.py
+++ b/pyairtable/orm/fields.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 from typing_extensions import Self as SelfType
 from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 
-from pyairtable import utils
+from pyairtable import formulas, utils
 from pyairtable.api.types import (
     AITextDict,
     AttachmentDict,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 from pyairtable.orm.lists import AttachmentsList, ChangeTrackingList
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from pyairtable.orm import Model  # noqa
+    from pyairtable.orm import Model
 
 
 _ClassInfo: TypeAlias = Union[type, Tuple["_ClassInfo", ...]]
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ def __init__(
             lazy: If ``True``, this field will return empty objects with only IDs;
                 call :meth:`~pyairtable.orm.Model.fetch` to retrieve values.
         """
-        from pyairtable.orm import Model  # noqa, avoid circular import
+        from pyairtable.orm import Model
 
         if not (
             model is _LinkFieldOptions.LinkSelf
@@ -1588,7 +1588,3 @@ class CreatedTimeField(RequiredDatetimeField):
     "UrlField",
 ]
 # [[[end]]] (checksum: 87b0a100c9e30523d9aab8cc935c7960)
-
-
-# Delayed import to avoid circular dependency
-from pyairtable import formulas  # noqa
diff --git a/tests/test_api_api.py b/tests/test_api_api.py
index 6583f4b9..458497b2 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_api.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from pyairtable import Api, Base, Table  # noqa
+from pyairtable import Api, Base, Table
 
 
 @pytest.fixture