diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/dispatcher.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/dispatcher.py
index d4194a56897f0..bfadeb0b2e709 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/dispatcher.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/dispatcher.py
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
 _CALLBACK_WORKER_NAME = "Thread-CallbackRequestDispatcher"
 
 
+_MAX_BATCH_SIZE = 100
+"""The maximum number of requests to process and dispatch at a time."""
+
+_MAX_BATCH_LATENCY = 0.01
+"""The maximum amount of time in seconds to wait for additional request	items
+before processing the next batch of requests."""
+
+
 class Dispatcher(object):
     def __init__(self, manager, queue):
         self._manager = manager
@@ -43,7 +51,10 @@ def start(self):
                 raise ValueError("Dispatcher is already running.")
 
             worker = helper_threads.QueueCallbackWorker(
-                self._queue, self.dispatch_callback, max_items=100, max_latency=0.01
+                self._queue,
+                self.dispatch_callback,
+                max_items=_MAX_BATCH_SIZE,
+                max_latency=_MAX_BATCH_LATENCY,
             )
             # Create and start the helper thread.
             thread = threading.Thread(name=_CALLBACK_WORKER_NAME, target=worker)
diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/streaming_pull_manager.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/streaming_pull_manager.py
index 3958a4a43db61..af6883fd067ea 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/streaming_pull_manager.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/streaming_pull_manager.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
     exceptions.GatewayTimeout,
     exceptions.Aborted,
 )
+_MAX_LOAD = 1.0
+"""The load threshold above which to pause the incoming message stream."""
+
+_RESUME_THRESHOLD = 0.8
+"""The load threshold below which to resume the incoming message stream."""
 
 
 def _maybe_wrap_exception(exception):
@@ -223,7 +228,7 @@ def add_close_callback(self, callback):
     def maybe_pause_consumer(self):
         """Check the current load and pause the consumer if needed."""
         with self._pause_resume_lock:
-            if self.load >= 1.0:
+            if self.load >= _MAX_LOAD:
                 if self._consumer is not None and not self._consumer.is_paused:
                     _LOGGER.debug(
                         "Message backlog over load at %.2f, pausing.", self.load
@@ -252,7 +257,7 @@ def maybe_resume_consumer(self):
             # currently on hold, if the current load allows for it.
             self._maybe_release_messages()
 
-            if self.load < 0.8:
+            if self.load < _RESUME_THRESHOLD:
                 _LOGGER.debug("Current load is %.2f, resuming consumer.", self.load)
                 self._consumer.resume()
             else:
@@ -271,7 +276,7 @@ def _maybe_release_messages(self):
         The method assumes the caller has acquired the ``_pause_resume_lock``.
         """
         while True:
-            if self.load >= 1.0:
+            if self.load >= _MAX_LOAD:
                 break  # already overloaded
 
             try:
@@ -520,7 +525,7 @@ def _on_response(self, response):
             message = google.cloud.pubsub_v1.subscriber.message.Message(
                 received_message.message, received_message.ack_id, self._scheduler.queue
             )
-            if self.load < 1.0:
+            if self.load < _MAX_LOAD:
                 req = requests.LeaseRequest(
                     ack_id=message.ack_id, byte_size=message.size
                 )