Update update-by-query.asciidoc (#37555)

Similar fix as #37370.
elastic · Jan 24, 2019 · 997ebfb · 997ebfb
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diff --git a/docs/reference/docs/update-by-query.asciidoc b/docs/reference/docs/update-by-query.asciidoc
@@ -444,8 +444,9 @@ 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 update by query task until this task checks 
+that it has been cancelled and terminates itself.
 
 
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