diff --git a/Timeouts.md b/Timeouts.md
index 6b1a871..78550cb 100644
--- a/Timeouts.md
+++ b/Timeouts.md
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ def onEvent(self, event):
 
 ## To see if there's a timeout on the stack:
 ```python
-self.awaitingTimeout(timeoutID)
+if self.awaitingTimeout(timeoutID):
+    ...
 ```
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