diff --git a/docs/reference/docs/delete-by-query.asciidoc b/docs/reference/docs/delete-by-query.asciidoc index 0a71222a3b3f0..0953ec7d2d904 100644 --- a/docs/reference/docs/delete-by-query.asciidoc +++ b/docs/reference/docs/delete-by-query.asciidoc @@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ POST _tasks/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_cancel The task ID can be found using the <>. -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. [float]