diff --git a/Lib/timeit.py b/Lib/timeit.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 38c2b1f061e..418166d7918
--- a/Lib/timeit.py
+++ b/Lib/timeit.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def repeat(self, repeat=default_repeat, number=default_number):
         return r
 
     def autorange(self, callback=None):
-        """Return the number of loops so that total time >= 0.2.
+        """Return the number of loops and time taken so that total time >= 0.2.
 
         Calls the timeit method with increasing numbers from the sequence
         1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, ... until the time taken is at least 0.2