diff --git a/addons/sale/sale.py b/addons/sale/sale.py
index 52e25c603dd..0f13e8051d9 100644
--- a/addons/sale/sale.py
+++ b/addons/sale/sale.py
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ class sale_order_line(osv.osv):
         'order_id': fields.many2one('sale.order', 'Order Ref', required=True, ondelete='cascade', select=True),
         'name': fields.char('Description', size=256, required=True, select=True),
         'sequence': fields.integer('Sequence'),
-        'delay': fields.float('Delivery Delay', required=True),
+        'delay': fields.float('Delivery Lead Time', required=True, help="Number of days between the order confirmation the the shipping of the products to the customer"),
         'product_id': fields.many2one('product.product', 'Product', domain=[('sale_ok', '=', True)], change_default=True),
         'invoice_lines': fields.many2many('account.invoice.line', 'sale_order_line_invoice_rel', 'order_line_id', 'invoice_id', 'Invoice Lines', readonly=True),
         'invoiced': fields.boolean('Invoiced', readonly=True),