diff --git a/lib/time.rb b/lib/time.rb
index d1f6ba804b..53e6697e76 100644
--- a/lib/time.rb
+++ b/lib/time.rb
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ class Time
     #
     #     # Suppose it is "Thu Nov 29 14:33:20 GMT 2001" now and
     #     # your timezone is GMT:
-    #     now = 
-    #     Time.parse("16:30")     #=> 2001-11-29 16:30:00 +0900
-    #     Time.parse("7/23")      #=> 2001-07-23 00:00:00 +0900
-    #     Time.parse("Aug 31")    #=> 2001-08-31 00:00:00 +0900
-    #     Time.parse("Aug 2000")  #=> 2000-08-01 00:00:00 +0900
+    #     now = Time.parse("Thu Nov 29 14:33:20 GMT 2001")
+    #     Time.parse("16:30", now)     #=> 2001-11-29 16:30:00 +0900
+    #     Time.parse("7/23", now)      #=> 2001-07-23 00:00:00 +0900
+    #     Time.parse("Aug 31", now)    #=> 2001-08-31 00:00:00 +0900
+    #     Time.parse("Aug 2000", now)  #=> 2000-08-01 00:00:00 +0900
     #
     # Since there are numerous conflicts among locally defined timezone
     # abbreviations all over the world, this method is not made to