diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipelinerun_types.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipelinerun_types.go
index 3140e2f7e78..a9f999252fd 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipelinerun_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipelinerun_types.go
@@ -152,11 +152,6 @@ func (pr *PipelineRun) GetNamespacedName() types.NamespacedName {
 	return types.NamespacedName{Namespace: pr.Namespace, Name: pr.Name}
 }
 
-// IsTimedOut returns true if a pipelinerun has exceeded its spec.Timeout based on its status.Timeout
-func (pr *PipelineRun) IsTimedOut() bool {
-	return pr.HasTimedOut()
-}
-
 // HasTimedOut returns true if a pipelinerun has exceeded its spec.Timeout based on its status.Timeout
 func (pr *PipelineRun) HasTimedOut() bool {
 	pipelineTimeout := pr.Spec.Timeout
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipelinerun_types_test.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipelinerun_types_test.go
index 38b2cd60842..9c25ba33f07 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipelinerun_types_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/pipelinerun_types_test.go
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ func TestPipelineRunHasTimedOut(t *testing.T) {
 				}},
 			}
 
-			if pr.IsTimedOut() != tc.expected {
-				t.Fatalf("Expected isTimedOut to be %t", tc.expected)
+			if pr.HasTimedOut() != tc.expected {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected HasTimedOut to be %t", tc.expected)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_types.go b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_types.go
index fd701419906..8a3b6844a80 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1beta1/taskrun_types.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (trs *TaskRunStatus) GetStartedReason() string {
 }
 
 // GetRunningReason returns the reason set to the "Succeeded" condition when
-// the RunsToCompletion starts running. This is used indicate that the resource
+// the TaskRun starts running. This is used indicate that the resource
 // could be validated is starting to perform its job.
 func (trs *TaskRunStatus) GetRunningReason() string {
 	return TaskRunReasonRunning.String()
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/events/cloudevent/interface.go b/pkg/reconciler/events/cloudevent/interface.go
index b58ad479d9b..961769bf768 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/events/cloudevent/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/events/cloudevent/interface.go
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ type objectWithCondition interface {
 	// ObjectMetaAccessor requires a GetObjectMeta that returns the ObjectMeta
 	metav1.ObjectMetaAccessor
 
-	// GetStatusCondition returns a ConditionAccessor for the status of the RunsToCompletion
+	// GetStatusCondition returns a ConditionAccessor for the status of the objectWithCondition
 	GetStatusCondition() apis.ConditionAccessor
 }
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go
index 12bbaf54d65..de58a9ab297 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/pipelinerun.go
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ func (c *Reconciler) processRunTimeouts(ctx context.Context, pr *v1beta1.Pipelin
 	}
 	for _, rprt := range pipelineState {
 		if rprt.IsCustomTask() {
-			if rprt.Run != nil && !rprt.Run.IsCancelled() && (pr.IsTimedOut() || (rprt.Run.HasTimedOut() && !rprt.Run.IsDone())) {
+			if rprt.Run != nil && !rprt.Run.IsCancelled() && (pr.HasTimedOut() || (rprt.Run.HasTimedOut() && !rprt.Run.IsDone())) {
 				logger.Infof("Cancelling run task: %s due to timeout.", rprt.RunName)
 				err := cancelRun(ctx, rprt.RunName, pr.Namespace, c.PipelineClientSet)
 				if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/resources/pipelinerunstate.go b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/resources/pipelinerunstate.go
index 0468a9b767a..3797c266af9 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/resources/pipelinerunstate.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/pipelinerun/resources/pipelinerunstate.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (facts *PipelineRunFacts) GetPipelineConditionStatus(pr *v1beta1.PipelineRu
 	// 2. All tasks are done and at least one has failed or has been cancelled -> Failed
 	// 3. All tasks are done or are skipped (i.e. condition check failed).-> Success
 	// 4. A Task or Condition is running right now or there are things left to run -> Running
-	if pr.IsTimedOut() {
+	if pr.HasTimedOut() {
 		return &apis.Condition{
 			Type:    apis.ConditionSucceeded,
 			Status:  corev1.ConditionFalse,