diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
index ad5466b12b651e..ef17f384c1bfeb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
@@ -578,9 +578,9 @@ Shielding From Cancellation
 Timeouts
 ========
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: timeout(delay)
+.. function:: timeout(delay)
 
-    An :ref:`asynchronous context manager <async-context-managers>`
+    Return an :ref:`asynchronous context manager <async-context-managers>`
     that can be used to limit the amount of time spent waiting on
     something.
 
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ Timeouts
 
     .. versionadded:: 3.11
 
-.. coroutinefunction:: timeout_at(when)
+.. function:: timeout_at(when)
 
    Similar to :func:`asyncio.timeout`, except *when* is the absolute time
    to stop waiting, or ``None``.