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@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ Each soft fork deployment is specified by the following per-chain parameters (fu
 
 The starttime should be set to some date in the future, coordinates with software release date. This is to prevent
 triggers as a result of parties running pre-release software. The timeout should be set a reasonable time after the
-starttime. A later deployment using the same bit is possible as long as its starttime is after the previous one's
-timeout. This means that by setting it to 3 years after the starttime would allow around 9 deployments to be initiated
-every year.
+starttime. A later deployment using the same bit is possible as long as the first one its starttime is after the previous one's
+timeout or activation, though it is recommended to have a pause in between to detect buggy software.
+
+Setting the timeout to 3 years after the starttime allows at least 9 new deployments per year.
 
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