diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
index 6481076402a..30f2a7d8040 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ Allow logical decoding on standbys (Bertrand Drouvot, Andres Freund, Amit Khande
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 <para>
 Snapshot WAL records are required for logical slot creation but cannot be created on standbys.
-The new function pg_log_standby_snapshot() creates such records, which speeds logical slot creation on standbys.
+To avoid delays, the new function pg_log_standby_snapshot() allows creation of such records.
 </para>
 </listitem>