Android build fail - Unable to make progress running work. There are items queued for execution but none of them can be started

Description

We recently upgraded my project from react-native:068.7 to 0.73.2.
We get the below errors when we run the Android build in react-native:0.73.2.
we are using the gradle version 8.3 in my project.

1. Unable to make progress running work. There are items queued for execution but none of them can be started
   2)Unable to make progress running work. There are items queued for execution but none of them can be started

• Try:

Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
Run with --scan to get full insights.
Get more help at https://help.gradle.org.
Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 9.0.
You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.
For more on this, please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/8.3/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings in the Gradle documentation.

Steps to reproduce

build the app in android studio

React Native Version

0.73.2

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx react-native info

System:
  OS: macOS 14.2.1
  CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz
  Memory: 34.03 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 21.7.3
    path: /usr/local/bin/node
  Yarn: Not Found
  npm:
    version: 10.5.0
    path: /usr/local/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2023.03.13.00
    path: /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.15.2
    path: /Users/gopi/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.7.6/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.2
      - iOS 17.2
      - macOS 14.2
      - tvOS 17.2
      - watchOS 10.2
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "23"
      - "24"
      - "25"
      - "26"
      - "27"
      - "28"
      - "29"
      - "30"
      - "31"
      - "32"
      - "33"
      - "34"
    Build Tools:
      - 29.0.2
      - 30.0.3
      - 33.0.1
      - 34.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-29 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
      - android-29 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
      - android-30 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
      - android-32 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom_64
      - android-32 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom_64
      - android-33 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom_64
      - android-33 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom_64
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2021.2 AI-212.5712.43.2112.8609683
  Xcode:
    version: 15.1/15C65
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-17.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.7.6
    path: /Users/gopi/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.7.6/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.73.2
    wanted: 0.73.2
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: Not found
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: Not found
  newArchEnabled: false

info React Native v0.74.1 is now available (your project is running on v0.73.2).
info Changelog: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.74.1
info Diff: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.74.1
info For more info, check out "https://reactnative.dev/docs/upgrading?os=macos".

Stacktrace or Logs

Unable to make progress running work. There are items queued for execution but none of them can be started

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.
> Get more help at https://help.gradle.org.
Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 9.0.
You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.
For more on this, please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/8.3/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings in the Gradle documentation.

Reproducer

No Git url - My company project

Screenshots and Videos

No response

Start by reproducing the Android build in the reported React Native 0.73.2 project with Gradle 8.3, then rerun it with --stacktrace, --info, or --debug as suggested in the report. Compare the result against a minimal reproducible project, since the report provides no Git URL or project files. Done means the cause of the queued work is identified and the Android build completes successfully.