diff --git a/discord/member.py b/discord/member.py
index d6aa47074..fb2dae13b 100644
--- a/discord/member.py
+++ b/discord/member.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class Member(discord.abc.Messageable, discord.abc.Connectable, _UserTag):
         "Nitro boost" on the guild, if available. This could be ``None``.
     timed_out_until: Optional[:class:`datetime.datetime`]
         An aware datetime object that specifies the date and time in UTC that the member's time out will expire.
-        This will be set to ``None`` if the user is not timed out.
+        This will be set to ``None`` or a time in the past if the user is not timed out.
 
         .. versionadded:: 2.0
     """