diff --git a/doc/api/console.md b/doc/api/console.md
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@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ added: v0.1.104
 Starts a timer that can be used to compute the duration of an operation. Timers
 are identified by a unique `label`. Use the same `label` when calling
 [`console.timeEnd()`][] to stop the timer and output the elapsed time in
-milliseconds to `stdout`. Timer durations are accurate to the sub-millisecond.
+suitable time units to `stdout`. For example, if the elapsed
+time is 3869ms, `console.timeEnd()` displays "3.869s".
 
 ### `console.timeEnd([label])`
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