diff --git a/src/commands/edit.ts b/src/commands/edit.ts
index d1a9db3169..b5d7312bfa 100644
--- a/src/commands/edit.ts
+++ b/src/commands/edit.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { Range, Selection, TextEditor } from "vscode";
-import { createParallel, EmacsCommand } from ".";
+import { makeParallel, EmacsCommand } from ".";
 import { revealPrimaryActive } from "./helpers/reveal";
 import { delay } from "../utils";
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class DeleteBackwardChar extends EmacsCommand {
 
   public execute(textEditor: TextEditor, isInMarkMode: boolean, prefixArgument: number | undefined): Thenable<unknown> {
     const repeat = prefixArgument === undefined ? 1 : prefixArgument;
-    return createParallel(repeat, () => vscode.commands.executeCommand("deleteLeft"));
+    return makeParallel(repeat, () => vscode.commands.executeCommand("deleteLeft"));
   }
 }
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class DeleteForwardChar extends EmacsCommand {
 
   public execute(textEditor: TextEditor, isInMarkMode: boolean, prefixArgument: number | undefined): Thenable<void> {
     const repeat = prefixArgument === undefined ? 1 : prefixArgument;
-    return createParallel(repeat, () =>
+    return makeParallel(repeat, () =>
       vscode.commands.executeCommand<void>("deleteRight"),
     ) as Thenable<unknown> as Thenable<void>;
   }
diff --git a/src/commands/index.ts b/src/commands/index.ts
index 2bf2f8e11a..d092fd2431 100644
--- a/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { TextEditor } from "vscode";
 import { IEmacsController } from "../emulator";
 
-export function createParallel<T>(concurrency: number, promiseFactory: () => Thenable<T>): Thenable<T[]> {
+export function makeParallel<T>(concurrency: number, promiseFactory: () => Thenable<T>): Thenable<T[]> {
   return Promise.all(Array.from({ length: concurrency }, promiseFactory));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/move.ts b/src/commands/move.ts
index a74d71428c..f2580e6ab2 100644
--- a/src/commands/move.ts
+++ b/src/commands/move.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { TextEditor } from "vscode";
-import { createParallel, EmacsCommand } from ".";
+import { makeParallel, EmacsCommand } from ".";
 import { Configuration } from "../configuration/configuration";
 import {
   travelForward as travelForwardParagraph,
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export class ForwardWord extends EmacsCommand {
     }
 
     const repeat = prefixArgument === undefined ? 1 : prefixArgument;
-    return createParallel(repeat, () =>
+    return makeParallel(repeat, () =>
       vscode.commands.executeCommand<void>(isInMarkMode ? "cursorWordRightSelect" : "cursorWordRight"),
     );
   }
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export class BackwardWord extends EmacsCommand {
     }
 
     const repeat = prefixArgument === undefined ? 1 : prefixArgument;
-    return createParallel(repeat, () =>
+    return makeParallel(repeat, () =>
       vscode.commands.executeCommand<void>(isInMarkMode ? "cursorWordLeftSelect" : "cursorWordLeft"),
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/commands/tab.ts b/src/commands/tab.ts
index 1821ad8eb5..b7adc549a4 100644
--- a/src/commands/tab.ts
+++ b/src/commands/tab.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { Selection, TextEditor } from "vscode";
-import { createParallel, EmacsCommand } from ".";
+import { makeParallel, EmacsCommand } from ".";
 
 export class TabToTabStop extends EmacsCommand {
   public readonly id = "tabToTabStop";
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class TabToTabStop extends EmacsCommand {
     // A single call of `editor.action.reindentselectedlines`
     // only affects a first selection which has a not indented line.
     // So we need to call it as many times as the number of selections.
-    return createParallel(textEditor.selections.length, () =>
+    return makeParallel(textEditor.selections.length, () =>
       vscode.commands.executeCommand("editor.action.reindentselectedlines"),
     ).then(() => {
       textEditor.selections = textEditor.selections.map((selection) => {