diff --git a/esphome/components/ufire_ec/ufire_ec.cpp b/esphome/components/ufire_ec/ufire_ec.cpp
index afa806d246..1bb1222941 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ufire_ec/ufire_ec.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ufire_ec/ufire_ec.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ namespace esphome::ufire_ec {
 
 ESPHOME_LOG_TAG(TAG, "ufire_ec");
 
+static constexpr uint32_t DATA_TIMEOUT_ID = 0;
+
 void UFireECComponent::setup() {
   uint8_t version;
   if (!this->read_byte(REGISTER_VERSION, &version) || version == 0xFF) {
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ void UFireECComponent::update() {
   }
 
   if (wait > 0) {
-    this->set_timeout("data", wait, [this]() { this->update_internal_(); });
+    this->set_timeout(DATA_TIMEOUT_ID, wait, [this]() { this->update_internal_(); });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/ufire_ise/ufire_ise.cpp b/esphome/components/ufire_ise/ufire_ise.cpp
index c0fa715485..aa899968e4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ufire_ise/ufire_ise.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ufire_ise/ufire_ise.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace esphome::ufire_ise {
 
 ESPHOME_LOG_TAG(TAG, "ufire_ise");
 
+static constexpr uint32_t DATA_TIMEOUT_ID = 0;
+
 void UFireISEComponent::setup() {
   uint8_t version;
   if (!this->read_byte(REGISTER_VERSION, &version) || version == 0xFF) {
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ void UFireISEComponent::update() {
   }
 
   // Wait until measurement are taken
-  this->set_timeout("data", wait, [this]() { this->update_internal_(); });
+  this->set_timeout(DATA_TIMEOUT_ID, wait, [this]() { this->update_internal_(); });
 }
 
 void UFireISEComponent::update_internal_() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/veml3235/veml3235.cpp b/esphome/components/veml3235/veml3235.cpp
index 3d555bc469..3a85669678 100644
--- a/esphome/components/veml3235/veml3235.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/veml3235/veml3235.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ namespace esphome::veml3235 {
 
 ESPHOME_LOG_TAG(TAG, "veml3235.sensor");
 
+static constexpr uint32_t REREAD_TIMEOUT_ID = 0;
+
 // ADC counts at or above this value (98% of full scale) are treated as clipped: the true light level cannot
 // be estimated from such a reading, so auto-gain restarts from minimum sensitivity instead
 static const uint16_t CLIPPED_COUNTS = 64224;
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ void VEML3235Sensor::read_and_publish_(uint8_t adjustments_left) {
     const uint32_t old_integration_time_ms = this->integration_time_ms_();
     if (this->adjust_sensitivity_(als_counts)) {
       const uint32_t wait_ms = old_integration_time_ms + 2 * this->integration_time_ms_();
-      this->set_timeout("reread", wait_ms,
+      this->set_timeout(REREAD_TIMEOUT_ID, wait_ms,
                         [this, adjustments_left]() { this->read_and_publish_(adjustments_left - 1); });
       return;
     }
diff --git a/esphome/components/xgzp68xx/xgzp68xx.cpp b/esphome/components/xgzp68xx/xgzp68xx.cpp
index 35e1ed950b..795db448f0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/xgzp68xx/xgzp68xx.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/xgzp68xx/xgzp68xx.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ namespace esphome::xgzp68xx {
 
 ESPHOME_LOG_TAG(TAG, "xgzp68xx.sensor");
 
+static constexpr uint32_t MEASUREMENT_TIMEOUT_ID = 0;
+
 static const uint8_t CMD_ADDRESS = 0x30;
 static const uint8_t SYSCONFIG_ADDRESS = 0xA5;
 static const uint8_t PCONFIG_ADDRESS = 0xA6;
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ void XGZP68XXComponent::update() {
   this->write_register(0x30, &READ_COMMAND, 1);
 
   // Wait 20mS per datasheet
-  this->set_timeout("measurement", 20, [this]() {
+  this->set_timeout(MEASUREMENT_TIMEOUT_ID, 20, [this]() {
     uint8_t data[5] = {};
     uint32_t pressure_raw = 0;
     uint16_t temperature_raw = 0;