diff --git a/docs/generated/cli/migrate.md b/docs/generated/cli/migrate.md
index 95ca7cb8d3590..509edb14ac0fa 100644
--- a/docs/generated/cli/migrate.md
+++ b/docs/generated/cli/migrate.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Type: `boolean`
 
 Default: `false`
 
-Exclude migrations that should have been previously applied on previous updates. To be used with --from
+Exclude migrations that should have been applied on previous updates. To be used with --from
 
 ### from
 
diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/nx/documents/migrate.md b/docs/generated/packages/nx/documents/migrate.md
index 95ca7cb8d3590..509edb14ac0fa 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/nx/documents/migrate.md
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/nx/documents/migrate.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Type: `boolean`
 
 Default: `false`
 
-Exclude migrations that should have been previously applied on previous updates. To be used with --from
+Exclude migrations that should have been applied on previous updates. To be used with --from
 
 ### from
 
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
index 246ec2b34abad..23fc5264b942b 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/nx-commands.ts
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ function withMigrationOptions(yargs: yargs.Argv) {
     })
     .option('excludeAppliedMigrations', {
       describe:
-        'Exclude migrations that should have been previously applied on previous updates. To be used with --from',
+        'Exclude migrations that should have been applied on previous updates. To be used with --from',
       type: 'boolean',
       default: false,
     })