diff --git a/docs/input.dox b/docs/input.dox
index 4c07a818..eb0244a7 100644
--- a/docs/input.dox
+++ b/docs/input.dox
@@ -864,28 +864,29 @@ GLFW provides high-resolution time input, in seconds, with @ref glfwGetTime.
 double seconds = glfwGetTime();
 @endcode
 
-It returns the number of seconds since the timer was started when the library
-was initialized with @ref glfwInit.  The platform-specific time sources used
-usually have micro- or nanosecond resolution.
+It returns the number of seconds since the library was initialized with @ref
+glfwInit.  The platform-specific time sources used typically have micro- or
+nanosecond resolution.
 
-You can modify the reference time with @ref glfwSetTime.
+You can modify the base time with @ref glfwSetTime.
 
 @code
 glfwSetTime(4.0);
 @endcode
 
-This sets the timer to the specified time, in seconds.
+This sets the time to the specified time, in seconds, and it continues to count
+from there.
 
-You can also access the raw timer value, measured in 1 / frequency
-seconds, with @ref glfwGetTimerValue.
+You can also access the raw timer used to implement the functions above,
+with @ref glfwGetTimerValue.
 
 @code
 uint64_t value = glfwGetTimerValue();
 @endcode
 
-The frequency of the raw timer varies depending on what time sources are
-available on the machine.  You can query its frequency, in Hz, with @ref
-glfwGetTimerFrequency.
+This value is in 1 / frequency seconds.  The frequency of the raw
+timer varies depending on the operating system and hardware.  You can query the
+frequency, in Hz, with @ref glfwGetTimerFrequency.
 
 @code
 uint64_t freqency = glfwGetTimerFrequency();
diff --git a/include/GLFW/glfw3.h b/include/GLFW/glfw3.h
index b4428857..9cedc766 100644
--- a/include/GLFW/glfw3.h
+++ b/include/GLFW/glfw3.h
@@ -5066,23 +5066,26 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwSetClipboardString(GLFWwindow* window, const char* string);
  */
 GLFWAPI const char* glfwGetClipboardString(GLFWwindow* window);
 
-/*! @brief Returns the value of the GLFW timer.
+/*! @brief Returns the GLFW time.
  *
- *  This function returns the value of the GLFW timer.  Unless the timer has
- *  been set using @ref glfwSetTime, the timer measures time elapsed since GLFW
- *  was initialized.
+ *  This function returns the current GLFW time, in seconds.  Unless the time
+ *  has been set using @ref glfwSetTime it measures time elapsed since GLFW was
+ *  initialized.
+ *
+ *  This function and @ref glfwSetTime are helper functions on top of @ref
+ *  glfwGetTimerFrequency and @ref glfwGetTimerValue.
  *
  *  The resolution of the timer is system dependent, but is usually on the order
  *  of a few micro- or nanoseconds.  It uses the highest-resolution monotonic
  *  time source on each supported platform.
  *
- *  @return The current value, in seconds, or zero if an
+ *  @return The current time, in seconds, or zero if an
  *  [error](@ref error_handling) occurred.
  *
  *  @errors Possible errors include @ref GLFW_NOT_INITIALIZED.
  *
  *  @thread_safety This function may be called from any thread.  Reading and
- *  writing of the internal timer offset is not atomic, so it needs to be
+ *  writing of the internal base time is not atomic, so it needs to be
  *  externally synchronized with calls to @ref glfwSetTime.
  *
  *  @sa @ref time
@@ -5093,23 +5096,26 @@ GLFWAPI const char* glfwGetClipboardString(GLFWwindow* window);
  */
 GLFWAPI double glfwGetTime(void);
 
-/*! @brief Sets the GLFW timer.
+/*! @brief Sets the GLFW time.
  *
- *  This function sets the value of the GLFW timer.  It then continues to count
- *  up from that value.  The value must be a positive finite number less than
- *  or equal to 18446744073.0, which is approximately 584.5 years.
+ *  This function sets the current GLFW time, in seconds.  The value must be
+ *  a positive finite number less than or equal to 18446744073.0, which is
+ *  approximately 584.5 years.
+ *
+ *  This function and @ref glfwGetTime are helper functions on top of @ref
+ *  glfwGetTimerFrequency and @ref glfwGetTimerValue.
  *
  *  @param[in] time The new value, in seconds.
  *
  *  @errors Possible errors include @ref GLFW_NOT_INITIALIZED and @ref
  *  GLFW_INVALID_VALUE.
  *
- *  @remark The upper limit of the timer is calculated as
+ *  @remark The upper limit of GLFW time is calculated as
  *  floor((2<sup>64</sup> - 1) / 10<sup>9</sup>) and is due to implementations
  *  storing nanoseconds in 64 bits.  The limit may be increased in the future.
  *
  *  @thread_safety This function may be called from any thread.  Reading and
- *  writing of the internal timer offset is not atomic, so it needs to be
+ *  writing of the internal base time is not atomic, so it needs to be
  *  externally synchronized with calls to @ref glfwGetTime.
  *
  *  @sa @ref time