"Operation was slow and timed out" using Parse - parse-platform

we are working on an application using Parse as backend and we are experiencing some timeout problems since last week.
The issue we are facing is "operation was slow and timed out" with a 124 error code. We are getting this error some hundred times a day. The error is appearing both for simple requests with a limit of 1 result and for more complex requests.
Parse SDK version we are using is JavaScript.
Anyone experiencing this issue or any help?
Thanks.

There is a limit of 1,000 objects per query.
Keep in mind there's a 3 second timeout in place for any query
beforeSave/afterSave methods Cloud Functions should finish within 15
seconds
Calling a Cloud Function counts as 1 API request
Using the Parse JavaScript SDK from within a Cloud Function will use API requests as always.
As suggested before, you should check :
https://www.parse.com/apps/NAMEOFYOURAPP#performance (replace NAMEOFYOURAPP by correct AppId)

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