#2452: timeout is used for all blocking operations.
diff --git a/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst b/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst
index 396560b..b0c1683 100644
--- a/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@
:class:`Telnet` represents a connection to a Telnet server. The instance is
initially not connected by default; the :meth:`open` method must be used to
- establish a connection. Alternatively, the host name and optional port number
- can be passed to the constructor, to, in which case the connection to the server
- will be established before the constructor returns. The optional *timeout*
- parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for the connection attempt (if not
- specified, or passed as None, the global default timeout setting will be used).
+ establish a connection. Alternatively, the host name and optional port
+ number can be passed to the constructor, to, in which case the connection to
+ the server will be established before the constructor returns. The optional
+ *timeout* parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for blocking operations
+ like the connection attempt (if not specified, or passed as None, the global
+ default timeout setting will be used).
Do not reopen an already connected instance.
@@ -126,8 +127,9 @@
Connect to a host. The optional second argument is the port number, which
defaults to the standard Telnet port (23). The optional *timeout* parameter
- specifies a timeout in seconds for the connection attempt (if not specified, or
- passed as None, the global default timeout setting will be used).
+ specifies a timeout in seconds for blocking operations like the connection
+ attempt (if not specified, or passed as None, the global default timeout
+ setting will be used).
Do not try to reopen an already connected instance.