diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs b/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs
index f5ce8dd29b1a0..3cf054e720711 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/misc.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     ///
     /// ### Known problems
     /// The lint does not work properly with desugaring and
-    /// macro, it has been allowed in the mean time.
+    /// macro, it has been allowed in the meantime.
     ///
     /// ### Example
     /// ```no_run
diff --git a/tests/ui-internal/custom_ice_message.stderr b/tests/ui-internal/custom_ice_message.stderr
index b84f4e87e073f..763ce59ba1d93 100644
--- a/tests/ui-internal/custom_ice_message.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui-internal/custom_ice_message.stderr
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
 
 error: the compiler unexpectedly panicked. this is a bug.
 
-note: it seems that this compiler <version> is outdated, a newer nightly should have been released in the mean time
+note: it seems that this compiler <version> is outdated, a newer nightly should have been released in the meantime
   |
   = note: please consider running `rustup update nightly` to update the nightly channel and check if this problem still persists
   = note: if the problem still persists, we would appreciate a bug report: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/new?template=ice.yml