diff --git a/lib/std/monotimes.nim b/lib/std/monotimes.nim
index 8f6aa5b66..3bb4fa141 100644
--- a/lib/std/monotimes.nim
+++ b/lib/std/monotimes.nim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 ##[
 The `std/monotimes` module implements monotonic timestamps. A monotonic
 timestamp represents the time that has passed since some system defined
-point in time. The monotonic timestamps are guaranteed to always increase,
+point in time. The monotonic timestamps are guaranteed not to decrease,
 meaning that that the following is guaranteed to work:
 ]##
 
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ runnableExamples:
   import std/os
 
   let a = getMonoTime()
-  sleep(10)
   let b = getMonoTime()
-  assert a < b
+  assert a <= b
 
 ##[
 This is not guaranteed for the `times.Time` type! This means that the