diff --git a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/stream-flows-and-basics.md b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/stream-flows-and-basics.md
index aa1c6c8e3f..1a57540ff4 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/stream-flows-and-basics.md
+++ b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/stream/stream-flows-and-basics.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ slowing down the upstream producer to match their consumption speeds.
 In the context of Akka Streams back-pressure is always understood as *non-blocking* and *asynchronous*.
 
 Non-Blocking
-: Means that a certain operation does not hinder the progress of the calling thread, even if it takes long time to
+: Means that a certain operation does not hinder the progress of the calling thread, even if it takes a long time to
 finish the requested operation.
 
 Graph
@@ -354,4 +354,4 @@ been signalled already – thus the ordering in the case of zipping is defined b
 
 If you find yourself in need of fine grained control over order of emitted elements in fan-in
 scenarios consider using `MergePreferred`, `MergePrioritized` or `GraphStage` – which gives you full control over how the
-merge is performed.
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+merge is performed.