Informatio management policy timer job stuck at 2 percent

Hi guys,
I have set up a retention policy on a document library to move document to another location(a record library in a record center). However, I observed that the information management policy timer job never completes and just stays stuck at 2% for hours on
end. I have restarted the timer service to no avail.
I have check the ULS logs and nothing seems to point me to any errors.
Please assist

try restarting V4 timer service on app and web server
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