diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index 3032db059f77c1..2c42d672a8bd8f 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -1478,7 +1478,9 @@ added: v12.7.0
 
 * {boolean}
 
-Is `true` if all data has been flushed to the underlying system.
+Is `true` if all data has been flushed to the underlying system, immediately
+before the [`'finish'`][] event is emitted.
+
 
 ### response.writeContinue()
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@@ -2197,6 +2199,7 @@ not abort the request or do anything besides add a `'timeout'` event.
 [`agent.createConnection()`]: #http_agent_createconnection_options_callback
 [`agent.getName()`]: #http_agent_getname_options
 [`destroy()`]: #http_agent_destroy
+[`'finish'`]: #http_event_finish
 [`getHeader(name)`]: #http_request_getheader_name
 [`http.Agent`]: #http_class_http_agent
 [`http.ClientRequest`]: #http_class_http_clientrequest
diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 0053ed81fee928..c7b00f983d83ac 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ added: v12.6.0
 
 * {boolean}
 
-Is `true` if after the [`'finish'`][] event has been emitted.
+Is set to `true` immediately before the [`'finish'`][] event is emitted.
 
 ##### writable.writableHighWaterMark
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