diff --git a/tests/parallel/cancellation.rs b/tests/parallel/cancellation.rs
index a60e663e..b632989b 100644
--- a/tests/parallel/cancellation.rs
+++ b/tests/parallel/cancellation.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn in_par_get_set_cancellation() {
         move || {
             let v1 = db.knobs().sum_signal_on_entry.with_value(1, || {
                 db.knobs()
-                    .sum_await_cancellation
+                    .sum_wait_for_cancellation
                     .with_value(true, || db.sum("abc"))
             });
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn in_par_get_set_cancellation() {
 
             // at this point, we have observed cancellation, so let's
             // wait until the `set` is known to have occurred.
-            db.await(2);
+            db.wait_for(2);
 
             // Now when we read we should get the correct sums. Note
             // in particular that we re-compute the sum of `"abc"`
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn in_par_get_set_cancellation() {
         let db = db.fork();
         move || {
             // Wait until we have entered `sum` in the other thread.
-            db.await(1);
+            db.wait_for(1);
 
             db.query(Input).set('d', 1000);
 
diff --git a/tests/parallel/setup.rs b/tests/parallel/setup.rs
index cf4927e6..dea4f08e 100644
--- a/tests/parallel/setup.rs
+++ b/tests/parallel/setup.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub(crate) trait Knobs {
 
     fn signal(&self, stage: usize);
 
-    fn await(&self, stage: usize);
+    fn wait_for(&self, stage: usize);
 }
 
 pub(crate) trait WithValue<T> {
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ pub(crate) struct KnobsStruct {
     /// Invocations of `sum` will signal this stage on entry.
     pub(crate) sum_signal_on_entry: Cell<usize>,
 
-    /// Invocations of `sum` will await this stage on entry.
-    pub(crate) sum_await_on_entry: Cell<usize>,
+    /// Invocations of `sum` will wait for this stage on entry.
+    pub(crate) sum_wait_for_on_entry: Cell<usize>,
 
-    /// If true, invocations of `sum` will await cancellation before
+    /// If true, invocations of `sum` will wait for cancellation before
     /// they exit.
-    pub(crate) sum_await_cancellation: Cell<bool>,
+    pub(crate) sum_wait_for_cancellation: Cell<bool>,
 
-    /// Invocations of `sum` will await this stage prior to exiting.
-    pub(crate) sum_await_on_exit: Cell<usize>,
+    /// Invocations of `sum` will wait for this stage prior to exiting.
+    pub(crate) sum_wait_for_on_exit: Cell<usize>,
 
     /// Invocations of `sum` will signal this stage prior to exiting.
     pub(crate) sum_signal_on_exit: Cell<usize>,
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ impl Signal {
 
     /// Waits until the given condition is true; the fn is invoked
     /// with the current stage.
-    pub(crate) fn await(&self, stage: usize) {
-        log::debug!("await({})", stage);
+    pub(crate) fn wait_for(&self, stage: usize) {
+        log::debug!("wait_for({})", stage);
 
         // As above, avoid lock if clearly a no-op.
         if stage > 0 {
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ fn sum(db: &impl ParDatabase, key: &'static str) -> usize {
 
     db.signal(db.knobs().sum_signal_on_entry.get());
 
-    db.await(db.knobs().sum_await_on_entry.get());
+    db.wait_for(db.knobs().sum_wait_for_on_entry.get());
 
     for ch in key.chars() {
         sum += db.input(ch);
     }
 
-    if db.knobs().sum_await_cancellation.get() {
-        log::debug!("awaiting cancellation");
+    if db.knobs().sum_wait_for_cancellation.get() {
+        log::debug!("waiting for cancellation");
         while !db.salsa_runtime().is_current_revision_canceled() {
             std::thread::yield_now();
         }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ fn sum(db: &impl ParDatabase, key: &'static str) -> usize {
         return std::usize::MAX; // when we are cancelled, we return usize::MAX.
     }
 
-    db.await(db.knobs().sum_await_on_exit.get());
+    db.wait_for(db.knobs().sum_wait_for_on_exit.get());
 
     db.signal(db.knobs().sum_signal_on_exit.get());
 
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ impl Knobs for ParDatabaseImpl {
         self.knobs.signal.signal(stage);
     }
 
-    fn await(&self, stage: usize) {
-        self.knobs.signal.await(stage);
+    fn wait_for(&self, stage: usize) {
+        self.knobs.signal.wait_for(stage);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/parallel/true_parallel.rs b/tests/parallel/true_parallel.rs
index 94934634..e8073dac 100644
--- a/tests/parallel/true_parallel.rs
+++ b/tests/parallel/true_parallel.rs
@@ -18,18 +18,20 @@ fn true_parallel_different_keys() {
         let db = db.fork();
         move || {
             let v = db.knobs().sum_signal_on_entry.with_value(1, || {
-                db.knobs().sum_await_on_exit.with_value(2, || db.sum("a"))
+                db.knobs()
+                    .sum_wait_for_on_exit
+                    .with_value(2, || db.sum("a"))
             });
             v
         }
     });
 
-    // Thread 2 will await stage 1 when it enters and signal stage 2
+    // Thread 2 will wait_for stage 1 when it enters and signal stage 2
     // when it leaves.
     let thread2 = std::thread::spawn({
         let db = db.fork();
         move || {
-            let v = db.knobs().sum_await_on_entry.with_value(1, || {
+            let v = db.knobs().sum_wait_for_on_entry.with_value(1, || {
                 db.knobs().sum_signal_on_exit.with_value(2, || db.sum("b"))
             });
             v
@@ -51,13 +53,13 @@ fn true_parallel_same_keys() {
     db.query(Input).set('b', 010);
     db.query(Input).set('c', 001);
 
-    // Thread 1 will await a barrier in the start of `sum`
+    // Thread 1 will wait_for a barrier in the start of `sum`
     let thread1 = std::thread::spawn({
         let db = db.fork();
         move || {
             let v = db.knobs().sum_signal_on_entry.with_value(1, || {
                 db.knobs()
-                    .sum_await_on_entry
+                    .sum_wait_for_on_entry
                     .with_value(2, || db.sum("abc"))
             });
             v
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ fn true_parallel_same_keys() {
     let thread2 = std::thread::spawn({
         let db = db.fork();
         move || {
-            db.knobs().signal.await(1);
+            db.knobs().signal.wait_for(1);
             db.knobs().signal.signal(2);
             db.sum("abc")
         }