@code{minibuffer-message-timeout} specifies the number of seconds to
wait in the absence of input. It defaults to 2. If @var{args} is
non-@code{nil}, the actual message is obtained by passing @var{string}
-and @var{args} through @code{format}. @xref{Formatting Strings}.
+and @var{args} through @code{format-message}. @xref{Formatting Strings}.
@end defun
@deffn Command minibuffer-inactive-mode