diff --git a/mesonbuild/ast/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/ast/interpreter.py
index 15d279350..5edd9b3d9 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/ast/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/ast/interpreter.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ from ..mparser import (
     NotNode,
     PlusAssignmentNode,
     TernaryNode,
-    TestCaseClauseNode,
 )
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
         IfClauseNode,
         IndexNode,
         OrNode,
+        TestCaseClauseNode,
         UMinusNode,
     )
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
index 7057fc2a2..e4e5b6f34 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import typing as T
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from functools import lru_cache
 
-from .. import coredata
 from .. import mlog
 from .. import mesonlib
 from .. import options
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ from ..options import OptionKey
 from ..arglist import CompilerArgs
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Any
+    from .. import coredata
     from ..build import BuildTarget, DFeatures
     from ..coredata import MutableKeyedOptionDictType, KeyedOptionDictType
     from ..envconfig import MachineInfo
@@ -1360,7 +1359,7 @@ class Compiler(HoldableObject, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
 def get_global_options(lang: str,
                        comp: T.Type[Compiler],
                        for_machine: MachineChoice,
-                       env: 'Environment') -> 'dict[OptionKey, options.UserOption[Any]]':
+                       env: 'Environment') -> dict[OptionKey, options.UserOption[T.Any]]:
     """Retrieve options that apply to all compilers for a given language."""
     description = f'Extra arguments passed to the {lang}'
     argkey = OptionKey(f'{lang}_args', machine=for_machine)
@@ -1390,6 +1389,6 @@ def get_global_options(lang: str,
         # autotools compatibility.
         largs.extend_value(comp_options)
 
-    opts: 'dict[OptionKey, options.UserOption[Any]]' = {argkey: cargs, largkey: largs}
+    opts: dict[OptionKey, options.UserOption[T.Any]] = {argkey: cargs, largkey: largs}
 
     return opts
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/d.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/d.py
index d8b252a94..8ee6ebf65 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/d.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/d.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from ..mesonlib import (
 )
 from ..options import OptionKey
 
-from . import compilers
 from .compilers import (
     clike_debug_args,
     Compiler,
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ from .mixins.gnu import GnuCompiler
 from .mixins.gnu import gnu_common_warning_args
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from . import compilers
     from ..build import DFeatures
     from ..dependencies import Dependency
     from ..envconfig import MachineInfo
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/emscripten.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/emscripten.py
index 33b6134a3..64315ae96 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/emscripten.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/emscripten.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import os.path
 import typing as T
 
-from ... import coredata
 from ... import options
 from ... import mesonlib
 from ...options import OptionKey
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ from ...mesonlib import LibType
 from mesonbuild.compilers.compilers import CompileCheckMode
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ... import coredata
     from ...environment import Environment
     from ...compilers.compilers import Compiler
     from ...dependencies import Dependency
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/objc.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/objc.py
index 37958d8a0..97550c2ea 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/objc.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/objc.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import typing as T
 
-from .. import coredata
 from .. import options
 from ..options import OptionKey
 
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ from .mixins.gnu import GnuCompiler, gnu_common_warning_args, gnu_objc_warning_a
 from .mixins.clang import ClangCompiler
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .. import coredata
     from ..envconfig import MachineInfo
     from ..environment import Environment
     from ..linkers.linkers import DynamicLinker
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/objcpp.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/objcpp.py
index 6388d41c3..973d7bb0c 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/objcpp.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/objcpp.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import typing as T
 
-from .. import coredata
 from .. import options
 from ..options import OptionKey
 
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ from .mixins.gnu import GnuCompiler, gnu_common_warning_args, gnu_objc_warning_a
 from .mixins.clang import ClangCompiler
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .. import coredata
     from ..envconfig import MachineInfo
     from ..environment import Environment
     from ..linkers.linkers import DynamicLinker
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/vala.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/vala.py
index f890ea815..a1d57b38c 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/vala.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/vala.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ from .. import mesonlib
 from ..mesonlib import EnvironmentException, version_compare, LibType
 from ..options import OptionKey
 from .compilers import CompileCheckMode, Compiler
-from ..arglist import CompilerArgs
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..arglist import CompilerArgs
     from ..coredata import KeyedOptionDictType
     from ..envconfig import MachineInfo
     from ..environment import Environment
diff --git a/mesonbuild/coredata.py b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
index 83e83e728..276c3a678 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/coredata.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/coredata.py
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ from .options import OptionKey
 from .machinefile import CmdLineFileParser
 
 import ast
-import argparse
 import enum
 import shlex
 import typing as T
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import argparse
     from typing_extensions import Protocol
     from typing import Any
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/mformat.py b/mesonbuild/mformat.py
index 42f562e7f..33ee69d3c 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mformat.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mformat.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import argparse
 import re
 import typing as T
 from configparser import ConfigParser, MissingSectionHeaderError, ParsingError
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ from .ast.visitor import FullAstVisitor
 from .environment import build_filename
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import argparse
     from typing_extensions import Literal
 
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py b/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py
index 45ad850aa..2e6779ab2 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import sysconfig
 import typing as T
 
 from .. import mesonlib
-from . import ExtensionModule, ModuleInfo, ModuleState
+from . import ExtensionModule, ModuleInfo
 from ..build import (
     BuildTarget, CustomTarget, CustomTargetIndex, ExtractedObjects,
     GeneratedList, SharedModule, StructuredSources, known_shmod_kwargs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from ..interpreterbase import typed_kwargs, typed_pos_args, noPosargs, noKwargs,
 from ..programs import ExternalProgram
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from . import ModuleState
     from ..interpreter.interpreter import BuildTargetSource
     from ..interpreter.kwargs import SharedModule as SharedModuleKW
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/optinterpreter.py b/mesonbuild/optinterpreter.py
index a22152829..4688ee4c4 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/optinterpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/optinterpreter.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import re
 import typing as T
 
-from . import coredata
 from . import options
 from . import mesonlib
 from .options import OptionKey
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ from .interpreterbase import FeatureNew, FeatureDeprecated, typed_pos_args, type
 from .interpreter.type_checking import NoneType, in_set_validator
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from . import coredata
     from .interpreterbase import TYPE_var, TYPE_kwargs
     from .interpreterbase import SubProject
     from typing_extensions import TypedDict, Literal