diff --git a/documentation/Tutorial.txt b/documentation/Tutorial.txt
index 6f90bc6487c8d09810403ae38f5fd74fed1db2df..a94be8d4c4988d00e09d67de4d10168cb98e08a6 100644
--- a/documentation/Tutorial.txt
+++ b/documentation/Tutorial.txt
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ it tells the sequencer to compare the value specified by the
 state is entered or whenever the state is entered from another state.
 If the timer matches or exceeds the value of the expression the
 :c:func:`delay` function returns ``TRUE`` otherwise it returns
-``FALSE``.
+``FALSE``.  Think of the operation as `elapsed(s)` rather than `delay(s)`.
 
 If your action statements have any sort of polling loops or calls to
 ``epicsThreadSleep`` you should reconsider your design. The presence