diff --git a/content/en/getting-started/configuration.md b/content/en/getting-started/configuration.md
index 9c78446ac..b1452bbdc 100644
--- a/content/en/getting-started/configuration.md
+++ b/content/en/getting-started/configuration.md
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ The directory where Hugo reads the themes from.
 
 ### timeout 
 
-**Default value:** 10000
+**Default value:** "30s"
 
-Timeout for generating page contents, in milliseconds (defaults to 10 seconds). *Note:* this is used to bail out of recursive content generation, if your pages are slow to generate (e.g., because they require large image processing or depend on remote contents) you might need to raise this limit.
+Timeout for generating page contents, specified as a [duration](https://pkg.go.dev/time#Duration) or in milliseconds. *Note:* this is used to bail out of recursive content generation. You might need to raise this limit if your pages are slow to generate (e.g., because they require large image processing or depend on remote contents).
 
 ### timeZone