You can override this behavior by using the cite_fig_nomove, cite_tbl_nomove, and cite_box_nomove character styles.
Example:
If Table 8 is mentioned in the Introduction of your manuscript, and you do not actually want to put Table 8 just after that paragraph, you can apply cite_tbl_nomove to the citation in the Introduction paragraph.
The citation in the Introduction will still be converted to a link in the XML, but the table will be moved to where it is next cited in the document (for example, following the paragraph in which the next Table 8 citation with cite_tab applied is located).