diff --git a/doc/api/events.md b/doc/api/events.md
index 443137f1705e26..8eaa8cae102b75 100644
--- a/doc/api/events.md
+++ b/doc/api/events.md
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ added: v0.3.0
 * `eventName` {any} The name of the event.
 * `listener` {Function} The callback function
 
-Adds a **one time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName`. The
+Adds a **one-time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName`. The
 next time `eventName` is triggered, this listener is removed and then invoked.
 
 ```js
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ added: v6.0.0
 * `eventName` {any} The name of the event.
 * `listener` {Function} The callback function
 
-Adds a **one time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName` to the
+Adds a **one-time** `listener` function for the event named `eventName` to the
 *beginning* of the listeners array. The next time `eventName` is triggered, this
 listener is removed, and then invoked.
 
diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index cb4eff07325d2d..9f06296e6e2584 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ This function allows one to transparently issue requests.
 string, it is automatically parsed with [`url.parse()`][]. If it is a [`URL`][]
 object, it will be automatically converted to an ordinary `options` object.
 
-The optional `callback` parameter will be added as a one time listener for
+The optional `callback` parameter will be added as a one-time listener for
 the [`'response'`][] event.
 
 `http.request()` returns an instance of the [`http.ClientRequest`][]
diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index 04821ad2e90ea7..03ed3d5cbc3955 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ socket.on('timeout', () => {
 
 If `timeout` is 0, then the existing idle timeout is disabled.
 
-The optional `callback` parameter will be added as a one time listener for the
+The optional `callback` parameter will be added as a one-time listener for the
 [`'timeout'`][] event.
 
 ### socket.unref()