diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/cypress-project.ts b/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/cypress-project.ts
index 6875e8f7f1..989e855122 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/cypress-project.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/generators/cypress-project/cypress-project.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   updateJson,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { Linter, lintProjectGenerator } from '@nrwl/linter';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 import { join } from 'path';
 // app
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async function addLinter(host: Tree, options: CypressProjectSchema) {
     return json;
   });
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(installTask, installTask2);
+  return runTasksInSerial(installTask, installTask2);
 }
 
 export async function cypressProjectGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 95e306de5f..4e7e360379 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   GeneratorCallback,
   Tree,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 import { gatsbyInitGenerator } from '../init/init';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export async function applicationGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   addGitIgnoreEntry(host, options);
   await formatFiles(host);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(
+  return runTasksInSerial(
     initTask,
     styledTask,
     lintTask,
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/application/lib/add-linting.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/application/lib/add-linting.ts
index 55b5b3f376..9dfb900112 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/application/lib/add-linting.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/application/lib/add-linting.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Tree } from '@nrwl/tao/src/shared/tree';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 import { Linter, lintProjectGenerator } from '@nrwl/linter';
 import {
   addDependenciesToPackageJson,
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ export async function addLinting(host: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
     extraEslintDependencies.devDependencies
   );
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(lintTask, installTask);
+  return runTasksInSerial(lintTask, installTask);
 }
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/component/component.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/component/component.ts
index cd73bd3e53..1d8938c3da 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/component/component.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/component/component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { SupportedStyles } from '@nrwl/react';
 import { componentGenerator as reactComponentGenerator } from '@nrwl/react';
 import { convertNxGenerator, Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { addStyleDependencies } from '../../utils/styles';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 interface Schema {
   name: string;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function componentGenerator(host: Tree, options: Schema) {
 
   const styledTask = addStyleDependencies(host, options.style);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(componentTask, styledTask);
+  return runTasksInSerial(componentTask, styledTask);
 }
 
 export default componentGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/init/init.ts
index 207df4347b..40554c0f55 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/versions';
 
 import { InitSchema } from './schema';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 function updateDependencies(host: Tree) {
   const isPnpm = host.exists('pnpm-lock.yaml');
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export async function gatsbyInitGenerator(host: Tree, schema: InitSchema) {
   const installTask = updateDependencies(host);
   tasks.push(installTask);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 export default gatsbyInitGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/page/page.ts b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/page/page.ts
index 5c92893136..64454649ee 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/generators/page/page.ts
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/generators/page/page.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
 import { convertNxGenerator, Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 
 import { addStyleDependencies } from '../../utils/styles';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 interface Schema {
   name: string;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function pageGenerator(host: Tree, options: Schema) {
 
   const styledTask = addStyleDependencies(host, options.style);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(componentTask, styledTask);
+  return runTasksInSerial(componentTask, styledTask);
 }
 
 export default pageGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.ts
index f0bb1466bb..dad3169ac1 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { updateJestConfig } from './lib/update-jest-config';
 import { nextInitGenerator } from '../init/init';
 import { addStyleDependencies } from '../../utils/styles';
 import { addLinting } from './lib/add-linting';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 export async function applicationGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   const options = normalizeOptions(host, schema);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function applicationGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(
+  return runTasksInSerial(
     nextTask,
     cypressTask,
     jestTask,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/add-linting.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/add-linting.ts
index 322d4819f1..d63c56ea7f 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/add-linting.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/application/lib/add-linting.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { extraEslintDependencies, reactEslintJson } from '@nrwl/react';
 import { NormalizedSchema } from './normalize-options';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 export async function addLinting(
   host: Tree,
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ export async function addLinting(
     extraEslintDependencies.devDependencies
   );
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(lintTask, installTask);
+  return runTasksInSerial(lintTask, installTask);
 }
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/component/component.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/component/component.ts
index aa8e3ecace..792a1b854e 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/component/component.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/component/component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { addStyleDependencies } from '../../utils/styles';
 import type { SupportedStyles } from '@nrwl/react';
 import { componentGenerator as reactComponentGenerator } from '@nrwl/react';
 import { convertNxGenerator, Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 interface Schema {
   name: string;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function componentGenerator(host: Tree, options: Schema) {
 
   const styledInstall = addStyleDependencies(host, options.style);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(styledInstall, componentInstall);
+  return runTasksInSerial(styledInstall, componentInstall);
 }
 
 export default componentGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/init/init.ts
index f571c8e8c7..dcc190f56a 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   Tree,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { setDefaultCollection } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/set-default-collection';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 import { jestInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/jest';
 import { cypressInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/cypress';
 import { reactDomVersion, reactInitGenerator, reactVersion } from '@nrwl/react';
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export async function nextInitGenerator(host: Tree, schema: InitSchema) {
   const installTask = updateDependencies(host);
   tasks.push(installTask);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 export default nextInitGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/next/src/generators/page/page.ts b/packages/next/src/generators/page/page.ts
index 50a0298e2c..e686fac995 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/generators/page/page.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/generators/page/page.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { convertNxGenerator, Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 
 import { addStyleDependencies } from '../../utils/styles';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 /*
  * This schematic is basically the React component one, but for Next we need
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export async function pageGenerator(host: Tree, options: Schema) {
 
   const styledTask = addStyleDependencies(host, options.style);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(componentTask, styledTask);
+  return runTasksInSerial(componentTask, styledTask);
 }
 
 export default pageGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts
index 56f69ca7f6..25449d15fb 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   Tree,
   updateJson,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 import reactInitGenerator from '../init/init';
 import { lintProjectGenerator } from '@nrwl/linter';
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async function addLinting(host: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
   );
   tasks.push(installTask);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 export async function applicationGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export async function applicationGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(
+  return runTasksInSerial(
     initTask,
     lintTask,
     cypressTask,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/component/component.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/component/component.ts
index d61797ee9a..49dd2038d6 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/component/component.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/component/component.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   toJS,
   Tree,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 import { addImport } from '../../utils/ast-utils';
 
 interface NormalizedSchema extends Schema {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export async function componentGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
 
   await formatFiles(host);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 function createComponentFiles(host: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts
index f92b11d18b..569fc499b3 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { jestInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/jest';
 import { cypressInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/cypress';
 import { webInitGenerator } from '@nrwl/web';
 import { setDefaultCollection } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/set-default-collection';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 import {
   nxVersion,
   reactDomVersion,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export async function reactInitGenerator(host: Tree, schema: InitSchema) {
   );
   tasks.push(installTask);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 export default reactInitGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts
index 72e870b814..5a39f66ece 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
   Tree,
   updateJson,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 import init from '../init/init';
 import { Linter, lintProjectGenerator } from '@nrwl/linter';
 import { jestProjectGenerator } from '@nrwl/jest';
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export async function libraryGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 async function addLinting(host: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ async function addLinting(host: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
     extraEslintDependencies.devDependencies
   );
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(lintTask, installTask);
+  return runTasksInSerial(lintTask, installTask);
 }
 
 function addProject(host: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
diff --git a/packages/storybook/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts b/packages/storybook/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts
index fee9c7bcae..3a0b3f1bb6 100644
--- a/packages/storybook/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/storybook/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   updateProjectConfiguration,
   writeJson,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 import { Linter } from '@nrwl/linter';
 import { join } from 'path';
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export async function configurationGenerator(
 
   await formatFiles(tree);
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 function normalizeSchema(schema: StorybookConfigureSchema) {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/generators/application/application.ts b/packages/web/src/generators/application/application.ts
index efc5f1526f..0f3b2bb9f6 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/generators/application/application.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/generators/application/application.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   Tree,
   updateWorkspaceConfiguration,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 
 import { join } from 'path';
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export async function applicationGenerator(host: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   if (!schema.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(host);
   }
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 function normalizeOptions(host: Tree, options: Schema): NormalizedSchema {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/web/src/generators/init/init.ts
index d51aa9a1d9..62f1b039be 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   writeJson,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { setDefaultCollection } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/set-default-collection';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
 import {
   documentRegisterElementVersion,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export async function webInitGenerator(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   if (!schema.skipFormat) {
     await formatFiles(tree);
   }
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 export default webInitGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/workspace/src/generators/library/library.ts
index 1edcc319e0..9331e04965 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   GeneratorCallback,
   joinPathFragments,
 } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { parallelizeTasks } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks';
+import { runTasksInSerial } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export async function libraryGenerator(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
     await formatFiles(tree);
   }
 
-  return parallelizeTasks(...tasks);
+  return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
 
 export default libraryGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks.ts b/packages/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial.ts
similarity index 59%
rename from packages/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks.ts
rename to packages/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial.ts
index 91f9aeab90..bd2b34ddaa 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/utilities/parallelize-tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/utilities/run-tasks-in-serial.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { GeneratorCallback } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 
-export function parallelizeTasks(
+export function runTasksInSerial(
   ...tasks: GeneratorCallback[]
 ): GeneratorCallback {
   return async () => {
-    await Promise.all(tasks.map((task) => task()));
+    for (const task of tasks) {
+      await task();
+    }
   };
 }