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index 4ab2b3d..33bf516 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,21 +5,20 @@ An simple function wrapper around
 that queues tasks and runs them sequentially.
 
 The main purpose is to be able to run maintainance functions that are not a good fit for a web
-worker context.
+worker context (i.e. methods that require the DOM).
 
 # Usage
 
 Wrap your function.
 
 ```
-		const task = backgroundTask(() => {
-			// do stuff
-		});
+const task = backgroundTask(() => {
+	// do stuff
+});
 ```
 
 Call `task` as you would any other function that has no return value. The return value of a
-background task is the id from `requestIdleCallback` that can be passed to `cancelIdleCallback` if
-you wish to cancel the task before it runs.
+background task is true if the task was queued to `requestIdleCallback` immediately or `false` if there are previous invocations queued ahead of it.
+
+Calling a task multiple times will queue the passed parameters and execute the task sequentially the same number of times.
 
-Calling a task multiple times will queue the passed parameters and execute the task sequentially the
-same number of times.