---
title: "Correct words, timing and caption breaks"
description: "Fix recognition mistakes and control when each caption appears without losing the original project."
url: https://help.clipsubtitles.com/en/articles/2-correct-words-timing-and-caption-breaks
collection: "Create and edit captions"
updated: 2026-10-15
language: en
---

# Correct words, timing and caption breaks

Fix recognition mistakes and control when each caption appears without losing the original project.

### Correct words, timing and caption breaks

Open a caption project from **Library**. The editor keeps the video, caption screens and word-level timing together.

### Correct a word

1.  Play or scrub to the part you want to fix.
    
2.  Select the caption screen.
    
3.  Open the word controls.
    
4.  Replace only the incorrect text.
    
5.  Save the change and replay that moment.
    

Changing caption text does not alter the source audio or video. It changes the caption shown for that timed word.

### Adjust timing

Use the word controls to change when a word starts or ends. Keep words in chronological order and avoid overlapping timings. After a timing edit, replay the surrounding sentence rather than checking only the single word.

### Change caption breaks

If a caption feels too crowded or too sparse, change the grouping rather than rewriting the speech. You can split or merge caption screens, or re-segment the project using a different number of words or lines per caption.

### Regenerate carefully

Regeneration replaces generated caption structure and can change timing or segmentation. Use it when the original generation is broadly wrong, not for one small typo. For a single recognition mistake, edit that word directly.

### Version conflicts

ClipSubtitles version-checks every edit. If the project changed in another tab or through an agent, you may see a version conflict. Refresh or re-open the project, review the latest version, and apply your change again. This prevents one editor from silently overwriting another.

> Good review order: spelling and names, timing, caption breaks, then style.