diff --git a/collects/scribblings/guide/scripts.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/guide/scripts.scrbl
index d94bbdd05f..844c3dee19 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/guide/scripts.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/guide/scripts.scrbl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ characters, and sometimes the space is required.
 
 @margin-note{Use @racketmodfont{#lang} @racketmodname[racket/base] instead
 of @racketmodfont{#lang} @racketmodname[racket] to produce scripts with a
-lower startup time.}
+faster startup time.}
 
 The simplest script format uses an absolute path to a @exec{racket}
 executable followed by a module declaration. For example, if
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/raco/exe.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/raco/exe.scrbl
index d507710d9d..639051eca9 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/raco/exe.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/raco/exe.scrbl
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 @title[#:tag "exe"]{@exec{raco exe}: Creating Stand-Alone Executables}
 
-@margin-note{Use a smaller base language to achieve a lower startup time such as
-@racketmodfont{#lang} @racketmodname[racket/base] instead of
+@margin-note{Use a smaller base language to achieve a faster startup time such
+as @racketmodfont{#lang} @racketmodname[racket/base] instead of
 @racketmodfont{#lang} @racketmodname[racket] rather than relying on @exec{raco
 exe}.}