diff --git a/data_diff/diff_tables.py b/data_diff/diff_tables.py
index 518cc122..6de54898 100644
--- a/data_diff/diff_tables.py
+++ b/data_diff/diff_tables.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from enum import Enum
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from operator import methodcaller
-from typing import Dict, Set, Tuple, Iterator, Optional
+from typing import Dict, Set, List, Tuple, Iterator, Optional
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
 
 import attrs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Algorithm(Enum):
 
 
 DiffResult = Iterator[Tuple[str, tuple]]  # Iterator[Tuple[Literal["+", "-"], tuple]]
+DiffResultList = Iterator[List[Tuple[str, tuple]]]
 
 
 @attrs.define(frozen=False)
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ class TableDiffer(ThreadBase, ABC):
     ignored_columns1: Set[str] = attrs.field(factory=set)
     ignored_columns2: Set[str] = attrs.field(factory=set)
     _ignored_columns_lock: threading.Lock = attrs.field(factory=threading.Lock, init=False)
+    yield_list: bool = False
 
     def diff_tables(self, table1: TableSegment, table2: TableSegment, info_tree: InfoTree = None) -> DiffResultWrapper:
         """Diff the given tables.
@@ -255,7 +257,9 @@ def _diff_tables_wrapper(self, table1: TableSegment, table2: TableSegment, info_
     def _validate_and_adjust_columns(self, table1: TableSegment, table2: TableSegment) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def _diff_tables_root(self, table1: TableSegment, table2: TableSegment, info_tree: InfoTree) -> DiffResult:
+    def _diff_tables_root(
+        self, table1: TableSegment, table2: TableSegment, info_tree: InfoTree
+    ) -> DiffResult | DiffResultList:
         return self._bisect_and_diff_tables(table1, table2, info_tree)
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -300,9 +304,9 @@ def _bisect_and_diff_tables(self, table1: TableSegment, table2: TableSegment, in
             f"size: table1 <= {btable1.approximate_size()}, table2 <= {btable2.approximate_size()}"
         )
 
-        ti = ThreadedYielder(self.max_threadpool_size)
+        ti = ThreadedYielder(self.max_threadpool_size, self.yield_list)
         # Bisect (split) the table into segments, and diff them recursively.
-        ti.submit(self._bisect_and_diff_segments, ti, btable1, btable2, info_tree)
+        ti.submit(self._bisect_and_diff_segments, ti, btable1, btable2, info_tree, priority=999)
 
         # Now we check for the second min-max, to diff the portions we "missed".
         # This is achieved by subtracting the table ranges, and dividing the resulting space into aligned boxes.
@@ -326,7 +330,7 @@ def _bisect_and_diff_tables(self, table1: TableSegment, table2: TableSegment, in
 
         for p1, p2 in new_regions:
             extra_tables = [t.new_key_bounds(min_key=p1, max_key=p2) for t in (table1, table2)]
-            ti.submit(self._bisect_and_diff_segments, ti, *extra_tables, info_tree)
+            ti.submit(self._bisect_and_diff_segments, ti, *extra_tables, info_tree, priority=999)
 
         return ti
 
diff --git a/data_diff/thread_utils.py b/data_diff/thread_utils.py
index 55b2d9d5..ba292ef5 100644
--- a/data_diff/thread_utils.py
+++ b/data_diff/thread_utils.py
@@ -56,19 +56,24 @@ class ThreadedYielder(Iterable):
     _futures: deque
     _yield: deque = attrs.field(alias="_yield")  # Python keyword!
     _exception: Optional[None]
+    yield_list: bool
 
-    def __init__(self, max_workers: Optional[int] = None):
+    def __init__(self, max_workers: Optional[int] = None, yield_list: bool = False):
         super().__init__()
         self._pool = PriorityThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers)
         self._futures = deque()
         self._yield = deque()
         self._exception = None
+        self.yield_list = yield_list
 
     def _worker(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
         try:
             res = fn(*args, **kwargs)
             if res is not None:
-                self._yield += res
+                if self.yield_list:
+                    self._yield.append(res)
+                else:
+                    self._yield += res
         except Exception as e:
             self._exception = e