diff --git a/Doc/library/datetime.rst b/Doc/library/datetime.rst
index 44f9de2307d168c121f3adee8f4ec922b67fb89a..2f51dc3523a1969cface8a94116c30c1a15032d3 100644
--- a/Doc/library/datetime.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/datetime.rst
@@ -581,8 +581,8 @@ Supported operations:
 +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
 | Operation                     | Result                                       |
 +===============================+==============================================+
-| ``date2 = date1 + timedelta`` | *date2* is ``timedelta.days`` days removed   |
-|                               | from *date1*. (1)                            |
+| ``date2 = date1 + timedelta`` | *date2* will be ``timedelta.days`` days      |
+|                               | after *date1*. (1)                           |
 +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+
 | ``date2 = date1 - timedelta`` | Computes *date2* such that ``date2 +         |
 |                               | timedelta == date1``. (2)                    |