diff --git a/google-cloud-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/services/speech/async_client.py b/google-cloud-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/services/speech/async_client.py
index d4ab04decd80..5fea5c7263b7 100644
--- a/google-cloud-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/services/speech/async_client.py
+++ b/google-cloud-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/services/speech/async_client.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ async def recognize(
                 maximum=60.0,
                 multiplier=1.3,
                 predicate=retries.if_exception_type(
-                    exceptions.ServiceUnavailable, exceptions.DeadlineExceeded,
+                    exceptions.DeadlineExceeded, exceptions.ServiceUnavailable,
                 ),
             ),
             default_timeout=5000.0,
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ def streaming_recognize(
                 maximum=60.0,
                 multiplier=1.3,
                 predicate=retries.if_exception_type(
-                    exceptions.ServiceUnavailable, exceptions.DeadlineExceeded,
+                    exceptions.DeadlineExceeded, exceptions.ServiceUnavailable,
                 ),
             ),
             default_timeout=5000.0,
diff --git a/google-cloud-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/services/speech/transports/base.py b/google-cloud-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/services/speech/transports/base.py
index c9fa2199a9c8..a4adf0805c58 100644
--- a/google-cloud-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/services/speech/transports/base.py
+++ b/google-cloud-speech/google/cloud/speech_v1/services/speech/transports/base.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def _prep_wrapped_messages(self, client_info):
                     maximum=60.0,
                     multiplier=1.3,
                     predicate=retries.if_exception_type(
-                        exceptions.ServiceUnavailable, exceptions.DeadlineExceeded,
+                        exceptions.DeadlineExceeded, exceptions.ServiceUnavailable,
                     ),
                 ),
                 default_timeout=5000.0,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def _prep_wrapped_messages(self, client_info):
                     maximum=60.0,
                     multiplier=1.3,
                     predicate=retries.if_exception_type(
-                        exceptions.ServiceUnavailable, exceptions.DeadlineExceeded,
+                        exceptions.DeadlineExceeded, exceptions.ServiceUnavailable,
                     ),
                 ),
                 default_timeout=5000.0,
diff --git a/google-cloud-speech/synth.metadata b/google-cloud-speech/synth.metadata
index 20577a4a2c07..df4dfd81b91c 100644
--- a/google-cloud-speech/synth.metadata
+++ b/google-cloud-speech/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/python-speech.git",
-        "sha": "2cdb974d102ecea7fb57b1916a8c26f000c1fa17"
+        "sha": "29bd581e8364558c002b2f3e74ff7605ff9d434a"
       }
     },
     {