diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/list-of-metrics.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/list-of-metrics.adoc
index ab86a1223..57f91f85f 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/list-of-metrics.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/list-of-metrics.adoc
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ with the master member.
 
 |`partitions.elapsedMigrationTime`
 |ns
-|Total elapsed time from start of migration tasks to their completion on the latest repartitioning round
+|Total elapsed time from the start of migration tasks to their completion (successful or otherwise) on the latest repartitioning round
 
 |`partitions.lastRepartitionTime`
 |ms
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ with the master member.
 
 |`partitions.totalElapsedMigrationTime`
 |ns
-|Total elapsed time from start of migration tasks to their completion since the beginning
+|Total elapsed time from the start of migration tasks to their completion (successful or otherwise) since the beginning
 
 |`persistence.liveTombstones`
 |count