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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
index 8a9c9defcac..419b72cad34 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ EXPLAIN [ ANALYZE ] [ VERBOSE ] <replaceable class="parameter">statement</replac
VERBOSE [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
COSTS [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
BUFFERS [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
+ TIMING [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
FORMAT { TEXT | XML | JSON | YAML }
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -172,6 +173,21 @@ ROLLBACK;
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>TIMING</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Include the actual startup time and time spent in the node in the output.
+ The overhead of repeatedly reading the system clock can slow down the
+ query significantly on some systems, so it may be useful to set this
+ parameter to <literal>FALSE</literal> when only actual row counts, and not
+ exact times, are needed.
+ This parameter may only be used when <literal>ANALYZE</literal> is also
+ enabled. It defaults to <literal>TRUE</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><literal>FORMAT</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>