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diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
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@@ -1524,7 +1524,9 @@ with the :class:`Pool` class.
.. method:: apply(func[, args[, kwds]])
Equivalent of the :func:`apply` builtin function. It blocks till the
- result is ready.
+ result is ready. Given this blocks - :meth:`apply_async` is better suited
+ for performing work in parallel. Additionally, the passed
+ in function is only executed in one of the workers of the pool.
.. method:: apply_async(func[, args[, kwds[, callback]]])