diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8fc9981..38182f87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const struct CanardTransferMetadata transfer_metadata = {
 ++my_message_transfer_id;  // The transfer-ID shall be incremented after every transmission on this subject.
 int32_t result = canardTxPush(&queue,               // Call this once per redundant CAN interface (queue).
                               &canard,
-                              tx_deadline_usec,     // Zero if transmission deadline is not limited.
+                              tx_deadline_usec,     // Transmission deadline (absolute monotonic time in usec).
                               &transfer_metadata,
                               47,                   // Size of the message payload (see Nunavut transpiler).
                               "\x2D\x00" "Sancho, it strikes me thou art in great fear.",
diff --git a/libcanard/canard.h b/libcanard/canard.h
index c6737134..bdc53ea2 100644
--- a/libcanard/canard.h
+++ b/libcanard/canard.h
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ struct CanardTxQueue canardTxInit(const size_t                      capacity,
 /// Therefore, normally, the timestamp value should be in the future.
 /// The library compares (now>deadline) to determine which frames timed out, and so could
 /// be dropped (incrementing frames_expired, unless NULL).
-/// If this timeout behavior is not needed, the timestamp value can be set to zero.
+/// If this timeout behavior is not needed, pass now_usec=0 to canardTxPush()/canardTxPoll().
 ///
 /// The described above automatic dropping of timed-out frames was added in the v4 of the library as an optional
 /// feature. It is applied only to the frames that are already in the TX queue (not the new ones that are being pushed