diff --git a/doc/man/task.1.in b/doc/man/task.1.in
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@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ value.
 
 .TP
 .B task <filter> ready
-Shows a page of the most urgent ready tasks, sorted by urgency.  A ready task is
-one that is either unscheduled, or has a scheduled date that is past and has no
-wait date.
+Shows a page of the most urgent ready tasks, sorted by urgency with started
+tasks first. A ready task is one that is either unscheduled, or has a scheduled
+date that is past and has no wait date.
 
 .TP
 .B task <filter> oldest