diff --git a/R/basicWQPData.R b/R/basicWQPData.R
index 4b482189841dcbd970a9d81b13b9ffa02224b716..13ffe915cea99c936f60555f0a03de8b1c792eed 100644
--- a/R/basicWQPData.R
+++ b/R/basicWQPData.R
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #' @examples
 #' # These examples require an internet connection to run
 #' \dontrun{
+#' ## Examples take longer than 5 seconds:
 #' rawSampleURL <- constructNWISURL('USGS-01594440','01075', '1985-01-01', '1985-03-31',"wqp")
 #' rawSample <- readWQPData(rawSampleURL)
 #' }
diff --git a/man/readWQPData.Rd b/man/readWQPData.Rd
index 81f1ff3649e1c5446b05a828b395e65aabf10128..aa1e2f15549d6e4bae241e45abfd913caf54ee07 100644
--- a/man/readWQPData.Rd
+++ b/man/readWQPData.Rd
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Imports data from the Water Quality Portal based on a specified url.
 \examples{
 # These examples require an internet connection to run
 \dontrun{
+## Examples take longer than 5 seconds:
 rawSampleURL <- constructNWISURL('USGS-01594440','01075', '1985-01-01', '1985-03-31',"wqp")
 rawSample <- readWQPData(rawSampleURL)
 }