diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/alicloud_ecs.py b/plugins/module_utils/alicloud_ecs.py
index dacdf9459b..fb9c1bfb9d 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/alicloud_ecs.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/alicloud_ecs.py
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 import json
 import traceback
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 try:
     import footmark
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/android_sdkmanager.py b/plugins/module_utils/android_sdkmanager.py
index ac5133f0bd..9fd51d044c 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/android_sdkmanager.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/android_sdkmanager.py
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 
 import re
-
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
 __state_map = {"present": "--install", "absent": "--uninstall"}
 
 # sdkmanager --help 2>&1 | grep -A 2 -- --channel
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/btrfs.py b/plugins/module_utils/btrfs.py
index 17f16f54e6..612e912ef9 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/btrfs.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/btrfs.py
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes
 import re
 import os
 import typing as t
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def normalize_subvolume_path(path):
     """
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner.py b/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner.py
index d54e3b8a87..419d6c276f 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/cmd_runner.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import os
 import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.common.collections import is_sequence
 from ansible.module_utils.common.locale import get_best_parsable_locale
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils import cmd_runner_fmt
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
 def _ensure_list(value):
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/consul.py b/plugins/module_utils/consul.py
index c9e72d79f5..f3f18bacf6 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/consul.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/consul.py
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import typing as t
 from urllib import error as urllib_error
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def get_consul_url(configuration):
     return f"{configuration.scheme}://{configuration.host}:{configuration.port}/v1"
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/database.py b/plugins/module_utils/database.py
index 8a092f33ce..7cb0983b4e 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/database.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/database.py
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
+import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
 # Input patterns for is_input_dangerous function:
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/deps.py b/plugins/module_utils/deps.py
index a6e748ee18..81f2ce4d39 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/deps.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/deps.py
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 
 import traceback
+import typing as t
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
 _deps = dict()
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/django.py b/plugins/module_utils/django.py
index 31605d9cdb..987f3a27f6 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/django.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/django.py
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.common.dict_transformations import dict_merge
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils import cmd_runner_fmt
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.python_runner import PythonRunner
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.module_helper import ModuleHelper
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .cmd_runner_fmt import ArgFormatType
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+    from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner_fmt import ArgFormatType
 
 
 django_std_args = dict(
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/gandi_livedns_api.py b/plugins/module_utils/gandi_livedns_api.py
index 386e811ac3..44368cc274 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/gandi_livedns_api.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/gandi_livedns_api.py
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
+import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 class GandiLiveDNSAPI:
     api_endpoint = "https://api.gandi.net/v5/livedns"
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/gconftool2.py b/plugins/module_utils/gconftool2.py
index 027fbf6c79..c483ba3791 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/gconftool2.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/gconftool2.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 _state_map = {
     "present": "--set",
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/gio_mime.py b/plugins/module_utils/gio_mime.py
index b6e722d29f..09dcc75903 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/gio_mime.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/gio_mime.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def gio_mime_runner(module: AnsibleModule, **kwargs) -> CmdRunner:
     return CmdRunner(
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/gitlab.py b/plugins/module_utils/gitlab.py
index c08b61456c..1753b82787 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/gitlab.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/gitlab.py
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import traceback
 import typing as t
+from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.version import LooseVersion
 
-from urllib.parse import urljoin
-
-import traceback
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
 def _determine_list_all_kwargs(version) -> dict[str, t.Any]:
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/heroku.py b/plugins/module_utils/heroku.py
index 852525f78a..ec5c50fdad 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/heroku.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/heroku.py
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import traceback
+import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, missing_required_lib, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, missing_required_lib
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 HAS_HEROKU = False
 HEROKU_IMP_ERR = None
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/ibm_sa_utils.py b/plugins/module_utils/ibm_sa_utils.py
index 5988a06858..a4108c7374 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/ibm_sa_utils.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/ibm_sa_utils.py
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import traceback
+import typing as t
 
 from functools import wraps
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 PYXCLI_INSTALLED = True
 PYXCLI_IMP_ERR = None
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/influxdb.py b/plugins/module_utils/influxdb.py
index 7057b24fb9..a66c64af80 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/influxdb.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/influxdb.py
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import traceback
+import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.version import LooseVersion
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 REQUESTS_IMP_ERR = None
 try:
     import requests.exceptions  # noqa: F401, pylint: disable=unused-import
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/ipa.py b/plugins/module_utils/ipa.py
index bcd475e658..c7ef98604b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/ipa.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/ipa.py
@@ -13,14 +13,18 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import os
+import re
 import socket
 import uuid
+import typing as t
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
-import re
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, AnsibleFallbackNotFound
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes, to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url, HAS_GSSAPI
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, AnsibleFallbackNotFound, AnsibleModule
-from urllib.parse import quote
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
 def _env_then_dns_fallback(*args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/ldap.py b/plugins/module_utils/ldap.py
index f9534ad154..d226f9ab2b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/ldap.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/ldap.py
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
 import traceback
+import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 try:
     import ldap
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/locale_gen.py b/plugins/module_utils/locale_gen.py
index d6ca6c8c2e..f43337f08b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/locale_gen.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/locale_gen.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def locale_runner(module: AnsibleModule) -> CmdRunner:
     runner = CmdRunner(
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/manageiq.py b/plugins/module_utils/manageiq.py
index 6c04bb495c..5214251429 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/manageiq.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/manageiq.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ import os
 import traceback
 import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 CLIENT_IMP_ERR = None
 try:
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/ocapi_utils.py b/plugins/module_utils/ocapi_utils.py
index a6747c387b..11b5787cfb 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/ocapi_utils.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/ocapi_utils.py
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import json
 import os
 import uuid
+import typing as t
 from urllib.error import URLError, HTTPError
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 GET_HEADERS = {"accept": "application/json"}
 PUT_HEADERS = {"content-type": "application/json", "accept": "application/json"}
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/online.py b/plugins/module_utils/online.py
index eb9c49c188..95351d494c 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/online.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/online.py
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import sys
+import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def online_argument_spec():
     return dict(
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py b/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py
index d44d08ffec..01f675f9f6 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/pacemaker.py
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
-
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
 _state_map = {
     "present": "create",
     "absent": "remove",
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/pipx.py b/plugins/module_utils/pipx.py
index 12b562d0cf..093a251ac2 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/pipx.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/pipx.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-
 import json
-
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 pipx_common_argspec = {
     "global": dict(type="bool", default=False),
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/pkg_req.py b/plugins/module_utils/pkg_req.py
index 3943e16be5..360fb36fe8 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/pkg_req.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/pkg_req.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils import deps
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 with deps.declare("packaging"):
     from packaging.requirements import Requirement
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/puppet.py b/plugins/module_utils/puppet.py
index 2e7998f6f7..a43eeace78 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/puppet.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/puppet.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-
 import os
-
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 _PUPPET_PATH_PREFIX = ["/opt/puppetlabs/bin"]
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/python_runner.py b/plugins/module_utils/python_runner.py
index 9455c1dc1b..12826add1c 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/python_runner.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/python_runner.py
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, _ensure_list
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 class PythonRunner(CmdRunner):
     def __init__(
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/redfish_utils.py b/plugins/module_utils/redfish_utils.py
index f8eeeb459c..80653d4c99 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/redfish_utils.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/redfish_utils.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import os
 import random
 import string
 import time
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
+
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import open_url
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_text
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_bytes
 from urllib.error import URLError, HTTPError
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+
 GET_HEADERS = {"accept": "application/json", "OData-Version": "4.0"}
 POST_HEADERS = {"content-type": "application/json", "accept": "application/json", "OData-Version": "4.0"}
 PATCH_HEADERS = {"content-type": "application/json", "accept": "application/json", "OData-Version": "4.0"}
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/redis.py b/plugins/module_utils/redis.py
index cad7e64a94..7240cc320a 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/redis.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/redis.py
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import traceback
+import typing as t
+
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import missing_required_lib, AnsibleModule
 
-import traceback
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 REDIS_IMP_ERR: str | None = None
 try:
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/rundeck.py b/plugins/module_utils/rundeck.py
index 26a0e8b031..d089b77bf0 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/rundeck.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/rundeck.py
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import traceback
+import typing as t
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url, url_argument_spec
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def api_argument_spec():
     """
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/scaleway.py b/plugins/module_utils/scaleway.py
index 365ee1bf11..924ca9e537 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/scaleway.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/scaleway.py
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ import sys
 import datetime
 import time
 import traceback
+import typing as t
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, missing_required_lib, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, missing_required_lib
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.datetime import (
     now,
 )
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 SCALEWAY_SECRET_IMP_ERR: str | None = None
 try:
     from passlib.hash import argon2
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/snap.py b/plugins/module_utils/snap.py
index 403a31abe9..31f869c08b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/snap.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/snap.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 _alias_state_map = dict(
     present="alias",
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/systemd.py b/plugins/module_utils/systemd.py
index 75cae4a5a3..27f12cf869 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/systemd.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/systemd.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def systemd_runner(module: AnsibleModule, command, **kwargs) -> CmdRunner:
     arg_formats = dict(
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/vexata.py b/plugins/module_utils/vexata.py
index d4d7769ed9..d6d81cf64e 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/vexata.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/vexata.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import typing as t
 
 HAS_VEXATAPI = True
 try:
@@ -12,7 +13,11 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     HAS_VEXATAPI = False
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback
+
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 VXOS_VERSION = None
 
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/wdc_redfish_utils.py b/plugins/module_utils/wdc_redfish_utils.py
index 615db488f3..39a055652c 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/wdc_redfish_utils.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/wdc_redfish_utils.py
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import datetime
+import os
 import re
 import time
 import tarfile
-import os
+import typing as t
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_file
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.redfish_utils import RedfishUtils
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 class WdcRedfishUtils(RedfishUtils):
     """Extension to RedfishUtils to support WDC enclosures."""
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/xdg_mime.py b/plugins/module_utils/xdg_mime.py
index 6ee9d0144a..dd45db6fb7 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/xdg_mime.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/xdg_mime.py
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def xdg_mime_runner(module: AnsibleModule, **kwargs) -> CmdRunner:
     return CmdRunner(
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/xenserver.py b/plugins/module_utils/xenserver.py
index e0a7f64976..24368b10fd 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/xenserver.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/xenserver.py
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ except ImportError:
     HAS_XENAPI = False
     XENAPI_IMP_ERR = traceback.format_exc()
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, missing_required_lib, AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import env_fallback, missing_required_lib
 from ansible.module_utils.ansible_release import __version__ as ANSIBLE_VERSION
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 def xenserver_common_argument_spec():
     return dict(
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/xfconf.py b/plugins/module_utils/xfconf.py
index 08fc1a897a..fb5a00df25 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/xfconf.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/xfconf.py
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import typing as t
+
 from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.cmd_runner import CmdRunner, cmd_runner_fmt
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
 
 @cmd_runner_fmt.unpack_args
 def _values_fmt(values, value_types):