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-rw-r--r--src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp8
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp
index 948f697dc5..4d8778ecf5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qtimer.cpp
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
must start and stop the timer in its thread; it is not possible to
start a timer from another thread.
- As a special case, a QTimer with a timeout of 0 will time out as
- soon as all the events in the window system's event queue have
- been processed. This can be used to do heavy work while providing
- a snappy user interface:
+ As a special case, a QTimer with a timeout of 0 will time out as soon as
+ possible, though the ordering between zero timers and other sources of
+ events is unspecified. Zero timers can be used to do some work while still
+ providing a snappy user interface:
\snippet timers/timers.cpp 4
\snippet timers/timers.cpp 5