diff --git a/include/rtthread.h b/include/rtthread.h
index d7be380764..92cdf012b2 100644
--- a/include/rtthread.h
+++ b/include/rtthread.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ rt_err_t rt_thread_delete(rt_thread_t thread);
 
 rt_err_t rt_thread_yield(void);
 rt_err_t rt_thread_delay(rt_tick_t tick);
-rt_err_t rt_thread_delay_util(rt_tick_t *tick, rt_tick_t inc_tick);
+rt_err_t rt_thread_delay_until(rt_tick_t *tick, rt_tick_t inc_tick);
 rt_err_t rt_thread_mdelay(rt_int32_t ms);
 rt_err_t rt_thread_control(rt_thread_t thread, int cmd, void *arg);
 rt_err_t rt_thread_suspend(rt_thread_t thread);
diff --git a/src/thread.c b/src/thread.c
index 041dfab879..3a3c97d0b6 100644
--- a/src/thread.c
+++ b/src/thread.c
@@ -531,14 +531,14 @@ rt_err_t rt_thread_delay(rt_tick_t tick)
 RTM_EXPORT(rt_thread_delay);
 
 /**
- * This function will let current thread delay util (*tick + inc_tick).
+ * This function will let current thread delay until (*tick + inc_tick).
  *
  * @param tick the tick of last wakeup.
  * @param inc_tick the increment tick
  *
  * @return RT_EOK
  */
-rt_err_t rt_thread_delay_util(rt_tick_t *tick, rt_tick_t inc_tick)
+rt_err_t rt_thread_delay_until(rt_tick_t *tick, rt_tick_t inc_tick)
 {
     register rt_base_t level;
     struct rt_thread *thread;