diff --git a/basis/tools/time/time-docs.factor b/basis/tools/time/time-docs.factor
index 8d891c1aa4..ff9b5be0ef 100644
--- a/basis/tools/time/time-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/time/time-docs.factor
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ARTICLE: "timing" "Timing code and collecting statistics"
 { $subsections time }
 "This word also collects statistics about method dispatch and garbage collection:"
 { $subsections dispatch-stats. gc-events. gc-stats. gc-summary. }
-"A lower-level word puts timings on the stack, intead of printing:"
+"A lower-level word puts timings on the stack, instead of printing:"
 { $subsections benchmark }
 "You can also read the system clock directly; see " { $link "system" } "."
 { $see-also "profiling" "tools.annotations" "calendar" } ;