diff --git a/R/simulate.R b/R/simulate.R
index 25994a5c2..7ef51b578 100644
--- a/R/simulate.R
+++ b/R/simulate.R
@@ -116,19 +116,19 @@ simulate_gillespie <- function(r = 0.2,
 #' distribution. The input dataset should have the primary event times in a
 #' column named `ptime`.
 #'
-#' @param linelist A data frame with the primary event times.
+#' @param data A data frame with the primary event times.
 #' @param dist The delay distribution to be used. Defaults to [rlnorm()].
 #' @param ... Arguments to be passed to the delay distribution function.
 #'
-#' @return A `data.frame` that augments `linelist` with two new columns: `delay`
+#' @return A `data.frame` that augments `data` with two new columns: `delay`
 #' (secondary event latency) and `stime` (the time of the secondary event).
 #'
 #' @family simulate
 #' @autoglobal
 #' @importFrom dplyr mutate
 #' @export
-simulate_secondary <- function(linelist, dist = rlnorm, ...) {
-  linelist |>
+simulate_secondary <- function(data, dist = rlnorm, ...) {
+  data |>
     mutate(
       delay = dist(dplyr::n(), ...),
       stime = .data$ptime + .data$delay
diff --git a/man/simulate_secondary.Rd b/man/simulate_secondary.Rd
index e0e097972..da84f0168 100644
--- a/man/simulate_secondary.Rd
+++ b/man/simulate_secondary.Rd
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 \alias{simulate_secondary}
 \title{Simulate secondary events based on a delay distribution}
 \usage{
-simulate_secondary(linelist, dist = rlnorm, ...)
+simulate_secondary(data, dist = rlnorm, ...)
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{linelist}{A data frame with the primary event times.}
+\item{data}{A data frame with the primary event times.}
 
 \item{dist}{The delay distribution to be used. Defaults to \code{\link[=rlnorm]{rlnorm()}}.}
 
 \item{...}{Arguments to be passed to the delay distribution function.}
 }
 \value{
-A \code{data.frame} that augments \code{linelist} with two new columns: \code{delay}
+A \code{data.frame} that augments \code{data} with two new columns: \code{delay}
 (secondary event latency) and \code{stime} (the time of the secondary event).
 }
 \description{