diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index c8baba867d..b3889a3988 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -3648,11 +3648,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     reason = f'{remove_end(reason.strip(), ".")}. {self._youtube_login_hint}'
                 elif get_first(playability_statuses, ('errorScreen', 'playerCaptchaViewModel', {dict})):
                     reason += '. YouTube is requiring a captcha challenge before playback'
-
                 elif "This content isn't available, try again later" in reason:
                     reason = (
                         f'{remove_end(reason.strip(), ".")}. {"Your account" if self.is_authenticated else "The current session"} has been rate-limited by YouTube for up to an hour. '
-                        'It is recommended to use `-t sleep` to add a delay between downloads to avoid hitting the rate limit. '
+                        'It is recommended to use `-t sleep` to add a delay between video requests to avoid hitting the rate limit. '
                         'For more information, refer to  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#this-content-isnt-available-try-again-later .'
                     )
                 self.raise_no_formats(reason, expected=True)