diff --git a/target_bigquery/core.py b/target_bigquery/core.py
index 2b48ce0..362534b 100644
--- a/target_bigquery/core.py
+++ b/target_bigquery/core.py
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ def __init__(
             and self._is_upsert_candidate()
         ):
             self.merge_target = copy(self.table)
-            self.table = BigQueryTable(name=f"{self.table_name}__{uuid.uuid4()}", **opts)
+            self.table = BigQueryTable(
+                name=f"{self.table_name}__{time.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S')}__{uuid.uuid4()}", **opts)
             self.table.create_table(
                 self.client,
                 self.apply_transforms,
@@ -334,7 +335,8 @@ def __init__(
             time.sleep(2.5)  # Wait for eventual consistency
         elif self._is_overwrite_candidate():
             self.overwrite_target = copy(self.table)
-            self.table = BigQueryTable(name=f"{self.table_name}__{uuid.uuid4()}", **opts)
+            self.table = BigQueryTable(
+                name=f"{self.table_name}__{time.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S')}__{uuid.uuid4()}", **opts)
             self.table.create_table(
                 self.client,
                 self.apply_transforms,