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@@ -768,6 +768,9 @@
    |                             | futures finish or are cancelled.       |
    +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------+
 
+   Unlike :func:`~asyncio.wait_for`, ``wait()`` will not cancel the futures
+   when a timeout occurs.
+
    This function is a :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>`.
 
    Usage::