A system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device is to perform operations, including initializing a block family associated with the memory device and initializing a timer associated with the block family. Responsive to beginning to program a block residing on the memory device, the processing device associates the block with the block family. In response to the timer reaching a soft closure value, the processing device performs a soft closure of the block family; continues to program data to the block; and performs a hard closure of the block family in response to one of the timer reaching a hard closure value or the block family satisfying a hard closure criteria.