diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
index 0cda89b65c..284ee1e74e 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-Please title your PR as follows: `time: fix foo bar`.
+Please title your PR as follows: `time: fix foo bar`. Always start with the thing you are fixing, then describe the fix.
+Don't use paste tense (e.g. "fixed foo bar").
 
 Explain what your PR does and why.
 
@@ -11,4 +12,6 @@ Before submitting a PR, please run the tests with `make test`, and make sure V c
 ./v -o v
 ./v -o v
 
+I try to process PRs as soon as possible. They should be handled within 24 hours.
+
 Thanks a lot for your contribution!