diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/eos.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/eos.py
index 6ae1d5edbd7..99fd4685eed 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/eos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/eos.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device
         for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is
-        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error
+        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
     require: false
     default: 10
   ssh_keyfile:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/ios.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/ios.py
index 2449965b909..9dc6d1af006 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/ios.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/ios.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device
         for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is
-        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error
+        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
     require: false
     default: 10
   ssh_keyfile:
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ options:
         environment variable C(ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS) will be used instead.
     required: false
     default: none
-  timeout:
-    description:
-      - Specifies idle timeout for the connection, in seconds. Useful if the console
-        freezes before continuing. For example when saving configurations.
-    required: false
-    default: 10
   provider:
     description:
       - Convenience method that allows all I(ios) arguments to be passed as
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/iosxr.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/iosxr.py
index ac646e07fe6..52513ea09e7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/iosxr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/iosxr.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device
         for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is
-        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error
+        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
     require: false
     default: 10
   ssh_keyfile:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/junos.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/junos.py
index c1177e43d6f..8fa3a8258cb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/junos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/junos.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device
         for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is
-        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error
+        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
     require: false
     default: 10
   ssh_keyfile:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nxos.py
index 6f1dfe6d4a9..3af34698c22 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nxos.py
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ options:
     description:
       - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device
         for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is
-        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error
+        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
+        NX-API can be slow to return on long-running commands (sh mac, sh bgp, etc).
     require: false
     default: 10
+    version_added: 2.3
   ssh_keyfile:
     description:
       - Specifies the SSH key to use to authenticate the connection to
@@ -80,13 +82,6 @@ options:
     required: false
     default: no
     choices: ['yes', 'no']
-  timeout:
-    description:
-      - Specifies idle timeout in seconds.  NX-API can be slow to
-        return on long-running commands (sh mac, sh bgp, etc).
-    required: false
-    default: 10
-    version_added: 2.3
   provider:
     description:
       - Convenience method that allows all I(nxos) arguments to be passed as
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/openswitch.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/openswitch.py
index 33aaeae6385..bbc912f9006 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/openswitch.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/openswitch.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device
         for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is
-        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error
+        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
     require: false
     default: 10
   ssh_keyfile:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/sros.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/sros.py
index 6e8becdf0eb..0d96d19f337 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/sros.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/sros.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device
         for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is
-        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error
+        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
     require: false
     default: 10
   ssh_keyfile:
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ options:
         in the task, the value of environment variable C(ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE)
         will be used instead.
     required: false
-  timeout:
-    description:
-      - Specifies idle timeout for the connection, in seconds. Useful if the console
-        freezes before continuing. For example when saving configurations.
-    required: false
-    default: 10
   provider:
     description:
       - Convenience argument that allows connection arguments to be passed as
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/vyos.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/vyos.py
index 5e475a9b281..68b9acf1315 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/vyos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/vyos.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - Specifies the timeout in seconds for communicating with the network device
         for either connecting or sending commands.  If the timeout is
-        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error
+        exceeded before the operation is completed, the module will error.
     require: false
     default: 10
   ssh_keyfile:
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ options:
         in the task, the value of environment variable C(ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE)
         will be used instead.
     required: false
-  timeout:
-    description:
-      - Specifies idle timeout for the connection, in seconds. Useful if the console
-        freezes before continuing. For example when saving configurations.
-    required: false
-    default: 10
   provider:
     description:
       - Convenience method that allows all I(vyos) arguments to be passed as