diff --git a/man/plot_timeSeries.Rd b/man/plot_timeSeries.Rd
index 8655c75..aa3d1c2 100644
--- a/man/plot_timeSeries.Rd
+++ b/man/plot_timeSeries.Rd
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ to make multiple calls to \code{\link[=plot_timeSeries]{plot_timeSeries()}} with
 Some combinations of \code{var1} and \code{var2} are not compatible or meaningful.
 Examples of meaningful combinations are winter vs summer values of the same climate var or minimum vs.
 maximum temperatures.
+
+Downloads of GCM time series take a long time. The \code{plot_timeSeries_input()} function can take >1hr
+to run for the first time it is called for a location. We are looking into ways to speed this up, but until then
+we recommend users dedicate some time to run this function in background. Once the time series are cached, they
+don't need to be downloaded again.
 }
 \examples{
 # data frame of arbitrary points
diff --git a/man/plot_timeSeries_input.Rd b/man/plot_timeSeries_input.Rd
index 84e6922..64346d6 100644
--- a/man/plot_timeSeries_input.Rd
+++ b/man/plot_timeSeries_input.Rd
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ without needing to generate the inputs each time.
 \details{
 This function generates standardized inputs for one or multiple locations at any spatial scale.
 If multiple locations are specified, the output is the average of the climate variables for all locations.
+
+Downloads of GCM time series take a long time. The \code{plot_timeSeries_input()} function can take >1hr
+to run for the first time it is called for a location. We are looking into ways to speed this up, but until then
+we recommend users dedicate some time to run this function in background. Once the time series are cached, they
+don't need to be downloaded again.
 }
 \examples{
 # data frame of arbitrary points