diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index bcfe8b1520..2b0c11e054 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -3648,6 +3648,13 @@ 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. '
+                        '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)
 
         keywords = get_first(video_details, 'keywords', expected_type=list) or []