Update delete-by-query.asciidoc (#37370)

Tried my best to clarify sentence on `_delete_by_query` docs.
elastic · Jan 15, 2019 · 7bc10b3 · 7bc10b3
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@@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ POST _tasks/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_cancel
 
 The task ID can be found using the <<tasks,tasks API>>.
 
-Cancellation should happen quickly but might take a few seconds. The task status
-API above will continue to list the task until it is wakes to cancel itself.
+Cancellation should happen quickly but might take a few seconds. The task status 
+API above will continue to list the delete by query task until this task checks that it 
+has been cancelled and terminates itself.
 
 
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