diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/ExponentialMovingAverageRate.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/ExponentialMovingAverageRate.java
index 59a2f491c9..8f9eed8938 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/ExponentialMovingAverageRate.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/ExponentialMovingAverageRate.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class ExponentialMovingAverageRate {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @return the time in seconds since the last measurement
+	 * @return the time in milliseconds since the last measurement
 	 */
 	public double getTimeSinceLastMeasurement() {
 		if (this.count == 0) {
diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/MessageChannelMetrics.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/MessageChannelMetrics.java
index 903f3ee4a5..65add8b0b7 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/MessageChannelMetrics.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/support/management/MessageChannelMetrics.java
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ public interface MessageChannelMetrics extends IntegrationStatsManagement {
 	long getSendErrorCountLong();
 
 	/**
-	 * @return the time in seconds since the last send
+	 * @return the time in milliseconds since the last send
 	 */
-	@ManagedMetric(metricType = MetricType.GAUGE, displayName = "Channel Time Since Last Send in Seconds")
+	@ManagedMetric(metricType = MetricType.GAUGE, displayName = "Channel Time Since Last Send in Milliseconds")
 	double getTimeSinceLastSend();
 
 	/**