diff --git a/evennia/utils/utils.py b/evennia/utils/utils.py
index 4d0d3a6c42..4aadc02768 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/utils.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/utils.py
@@ -1025,24 +1025,19 @@ def delay(timedelay, callback, *args, **kwargs):
     Delay the calling of a callback (function).
 
     Args:
-        timedelay (int or float): The delay in seconds
+        timedelay (int or float): The delay in seconds.
         callback (callable): Will be called as `callback(*args, **kwargs)`
             after `timedelay` seconds.
-        args (any, optional): Will be used as arguments to callback
+        args (any): Will be used as arguments to callback.
+
     Keyword Args:
-        persistent (bool, optional): Should make the delay persistent
-            over a reboot or reload. Defaults to False.
+        persistent (bool, optional): If True the delay remains after a server restart.
+            persistent is False by default.
         any (any): Will be used as keyword arguments to callback.
 
     Returns:
-        deferred or int: If ``persistent`` kwarg is `False`, return deferred
-            that will fire with callback after `timedelay` seconds. Note that
-            if `timedelay()` is used in the commandhandler callback chain, the
-            callback chain can be defined directly in the command body and
-            don't need to be specified here. Reference twisted.internet.defer.Deferred.
-            If persistent kwarg is set, return the task's ID as an integer. This is
-            intended for use with ``evennia.scripts.taskhandler.TASK_HANDLER``
-            `.do_task` and `.remove` methods.
+        task (TaskHandlerTask): An instance of a task.
+            Refer to, evennia.scripts.taskhandler.TaskHandlerTask
 
     Note:
         The task handler (`evennia.scripts.taskhandler.TASK_HANDLER`) will
@@ -1057,8 +1052,7 @@ def delay(timedelay, callback, *args, **kwargs):
         If persistent is set to True the delay function will return an int
         which is the task's id itended for use with TASK_HANDLER's do_task
         and remove methods.
-
-        All task's whose time delays have passed will be called on server startup.
+        All persistent tasks whose time delays have passed will be called on server startup.
 
     """
     global _TASK_HANDLER