- "Create a timer object that's when scheduled runs FUNCTION. If
-THREAD is a thread then that thread is to be interrupted with
-FUNCTION. If THREAD is T then a new thread is created each timer
-FUNCTION is run. If THREAD is NIL then FUNCTION can be run in any
-thread. When THREAD is not T, INTERRUPT-THREAD is used to run FUNCTION
-and the ordering guarantees of INTERRUPT-THREAD also apply here.
-FUNCTION always runs with interrupts disabled but WITH-INTERRUPTS is
-allowed."
+ "Create a timer that runs FUNCTION when triggered.
+
+If a THREAD is supplied, FUNCTION is run in that thread. If THREAD is
+T, a new thread is created for FUNCTION each time the timer is
+triggered. If THREAD is NIL, FUNCTION is run in an unspecified thread.
+
+When THREAD is not T, INTERRUPT-THREAD is used to run FUNCTION and the
+ordering guarantees of INTERRUPT-THREAD apply. FUNCTION runs with
+interrupts disabled but WITH-INTERRUPTS is allowed."