diff --git a/src/doc/reference.md b/src/doc/reference.md
index 19c9b571a33c..13288fbdbce2 100644
--- a/src/doc/reference.md
+++ b/src/doc/reference.md
@@ -3565,7 +3565,7 @@ Each instance of a trait object includes:
    implementation (i.e. a function pointer).
 
 The purpose of trait objects is to permit "late binding" of methods. A call to
-a method on a trait object is only resolved to a vtable entry at compile time.
+a method on a trait object is only resolved to a vtable entry at runtime.
 The actual implementation for each vtable entry can vary on an object-by-object
 basis.