diff --git a/Doc/library/time.rst b/Doc/library/time.rst
--- a/Doc/library/time.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/time.rst
@@ -342,12 +342,13 @@
 
 .. function:: sleep(secs)
 
-   Suspend execution for the given number of seconds.  The argument may be a
-   floating point number to indicate a more precise sleep time. The actual
-   suspension time may be less than that requested because any caught signal will
-   terminate the :func:`sleep` following execution of that signal's catching
-   routine.  Also, the suspension time may be longer than requested by an arbitrary
-   amount because of the scheduling of other activity in the system.
+   Suspend execution of the calling thread for the given number of seconds.  The
+   argument may be a floating point number to indicate a more precise sleep
+   time. The actual suspension time may be less than that requested because any
+   caught signal will terminate the :func:`sleep` following execution of that
+   signal's catching routine.  Also, the suspension time may be longer than
+   requested by an arbitrary amount because of the scheduling of other activity
+   in the system.
 
 
 .. function:: strftime(format[, t])
@@ -687,4 +688,3 @@
    year (%y rather than %Y), but practice moved to 4-digit years long before the
    year 2000.  After that, :rfc:`822` became obsolete and the 4-digit year has
    been first recommended by :rfc:`1123` and then mandated by :rfc:`2822`.
-