Bigtable: 'test_bigtable_create_table' snippet flakes with '504 Deadline Exceeded'.

[mf2199]

Fixes #8480

We used to observe this issue while working on Bigtable. As per our understanding, this used to occur intermittently when Google Cloud takes longer than expected to create instance or table. So we added some cool down time. Now we have added a retry logic to [exponentially] factor in the cool down time, if the table creation fails. As of right now, the max retry count is 4, though it can be configured.

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[tseaver]

@mf2199 This PR overlaps #8879, which I reviewed today: is there a reason not to have @sangramql add this change there?

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@tseaver The other PR addresses a different (albeit similar) issue. I've asked @sangramql to review this, he will make the final call (hence the draft version).

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