diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py
index 09992cd..44df8c8 100644
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -2213,14 +2213,14 @@
         Let the server do its thing. We just need to monitor its status.
         Use time.sleep so the loop doesn't hog the CPU.
 
-        >>> starttime = time.time()
+        >>> starttime = time.monotonic()
         >>> timeout = 1                    #seconds
 
         This is a short timeout for testing purposes.
 
         >>> while serverthread.serving:
         ...     time.sleep(.01)
-        ...     if serverthread.serving and time.time() - starttime > timeout:
+        ...     if serverthread.serving and time.monotonic() - starttime > timeout:
         ...          serverthread.stop()
         ...          break