diff --git a/common.h b/common.h
index 26e9e17d..4572d198 100644
--- a/common.h
+++ b/common.h
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ double flat_vol2attn(double vol, long max_db, long min_db);
 // dB), return an attenuation depending on the transfer function
 double vol2attn(double vol, long max_db, long min_db);
 
-// return a monolithic (always increasing) time in nanoseconds
+// return a time in nanoseconds
 // uint64_t get_absolute_time_in_fp(void); // obselete
 uint64_t get_absolute_time_in_ns(void);