diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 88621d34..333a3645 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ If `retry` is a number, it will be used as `limit` and other defaults will remai
 
 Network errors (e.g., DNS failures, connection refused, offline) are automatically retried for retriable methods. Only errors recognized as network errors are retried; other errors (e.g., programming bugs) are thrown immediately. Use `shouldRetry` to customize this behavior.
 
-If the response provides an HTTP status contained in `afterStatusCodes`, Ky will wait until the date, timeout, or timestamp given in the [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header has passed to retry the request. If `Retry-After` is missing, the non-standard [`RateLimit-Reset`](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-polli-ratelimit-headers-05.html#section-3.3) header is used in its place as a fallback. If the provided status code is not in the list, the [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header will be ignored.
+If the response provides an HTTP status contained in `afterStatusCodes`, Ky will wait until the date, delay, or timestamp given in the [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header has passed to retry the request. If `Retry-After` is missing, the non-standard [`RateLimit-Reset`](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-polli-ratelimit-headers-05.html#section-3.3) header is used in its place as a fallback. If the provided status code is not in the list, the [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header will be ignored.
 
 If [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header is greater than `maxRetryAfter`, it will use `maxRetryAfter`.
 
diff --git a/source/types/options.ts b/source/types/options.ts
index 595ab90f..767ad1cd 100644
--- a/source/types/options.ts
+++ b/source/types/options.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export type KyOptions = {
 
 	Network errors (e.g., DNS failures, connection refused, offline) are automatically retried for retriable methods. Only errors recognized as network errors are retried; other errors (e.g., programming bugs) are thrown immediately. Use `shouldRetry` to customize this behavior.
 
-	If the response provides an HTTP status contained in `afterStatusCodes`, Ky will wait until the date, timeout, or timestamp given in the [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header has passed to retry the request. If `Retry-After` is missing, the non-standard [`RateLimit-Reset`](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-polli-ratelimit-headers-05.html#section-3.3) header is used in its place as a fallback. If the provided status code is not in the list, the [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header will be ignored.
+	If the response provides an HTTP status contained in `afterStatusCodes`, Ky will wait until the date, delay, or timestamp given in the [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header has passed to retry the request. If `Retry-After` is missing, the non-standard [`RateLimit-Reset`](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-polli-ratelimit-headers-05.html#section-3.3) header is used in its place as a fallback. If the provided status code is not in the list, the [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header will be ignored.
 
 	If [`Retry-After`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Retry-After) header is greater than `maxRetryAfter`, it will use `maxRetryAfter`.