diff --git a/Lib/threading.py b/Lib/threading.py
index 79b753d983aaaf..c03b0b5370c933 100644
--- a/Lib/threading.py
+++ b/Lib/threading.py
@@ -660,7 +660,8 @@ def wait(self, timeout=None):
         (or fractions thereof).
 
         This method returns the internal flag on exit, so it will always return
-        True except if a timeout is given and the operation times out.
+        ``True`` except if a timeout is given and the operation times out, when
+        it will return ``False``.
 
         """
         with self._cond: