diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index a27a6a0f..2c9826e8 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -174,32 +174,42 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
 
   /**
    * Maximum object depth the pretty printer will print to.
-   * Set this to a lower value to speed up pretty printing if you have large objects. The default value is 8.
+   * Set this to a lower value to speed up pretty printing if you have large objects.
    * @name jasmine.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH
+   * @default 8
    * @since 1.3.0
    */
   j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH = 8;
   /**
    * Maximum number of array elements to display when pretty printing objects.
    * This will also limit the number of keys and values displayed for an object.
-   * Elements past this number will be ellipised. The default value is 50.
+   * Elements past this number will be ellipised.
    * @name jasmine.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_ARRAY_LENGTH
+   * @default 50
    * @since 2.7.0
    */
   j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_ARRAY_LENGTH = 50;
   /**
    * Maximum number of characters to display when pretty printing objects.
-   * Characters past this number will be ellipised. The default value is 1000.
+   * Characters past this number will be ellipised.
    * @name jasmine.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_CHARS
+   * @default 100
    * @since 2.9.0
    */
   j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_CHARS = 1000;
   /**
-   * Default number of milliseconds Jasmine will wait for an asynchronous spec to complete.
-   * While debugging tests, you may want to set this to a large
-   * number no bigger than 2147483647 so that `before` or `after` hooks do not run in the middle of an
-   * async test that you are stepping through in a debugger. The default value is 5000.
+   * Default number of milliseconds Jasmine will wait for an asynchronous spec,
+   * before, or after function to complete. This can be overridden on a case by
+   * case basis by passing a time limit as the third argument to {@link it},
+   * {@link beforeEach}, {@link afterEach}, {@link beforeAll}, or
+   * {@link afterAll}. The value must be no greater than the largest number of
+   * milliseconds supported by setTimeout, which is usually 2147483647.
+   *
+   * While debugging tests, you may want to set this to a large number (or pass
+   * a large number to one of the functions mentioned above) so that Jasmine
+   * does not move on to after functions or the next spec while you're debugging.
    * @name jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL
+   * @default 5000
    * @since 1.3.0
    */
   j$.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 5000;
diff --git a/src/core/base.js b/src/core/base.js
index 28608aed..4b0ff1cd 100644
--- a/src/core/base.js
+++ b/src/core/base.js
@@ -5,32 +5,42 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$, jasmineGlobal) {
 
   /**
    * Maximum object depth the pretty printer will print to.
-   * Set this to a lower value to speed up pretty printing if you have large objects. The default value is 8.
+   * Set this to a lower value to speed up pretty printing if you have large objects.
    * @name jasmine.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH
+   * @default 8
    * @since 1.3.0
    */
   j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH = 8;
   /**
    * Maximum number of array elements to display when pretty printing objects.
    * This will also limit the number of keys and values displayed for an object.
-   * Elements past this number will be ellipised. The default value is 50.
+   * Elements past this number will be ellipised.
    * @name jasmine.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_ARRAY_LENGTH
+   * @default 50
    * @since 2.7.0
    */
   j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_ARRAY_LENGTH = 50;
   /**
    * Maximum number of characters to display when pretty printing objects.
-   * Characters past this number will be ellipised. The default value is 1000.
+   * Characters past this number will be ellipised.
    * @name jasmine.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_CHARS
+   * @default 100
    * @since 2.9.0
    */
   j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_CHARS = 1000;
   /**
-   * Default number of milliseconds Jasmine will wait for an asynchronous spec to complete.
-   * While debugging tests, you may want to set this to a large
-   * number no bigger than 2147483647 so that `before` or `after` hooks do not run in the middle of an
-   * async test that you are stepping through in a debugger. The default value is 5000.
+   * Default number of milliseconds Jasmine will wait for an asynchronous spec,
+   * before, or after function to complete. This can be overridden on a case by
+   * case basis by passing a time limit as the third argument to {@link it},
+   * {@link beforeEach}, {@link afterEach}, {@link beforeAll}, or
+   * {@link afterAll}. The value must be no greater than the largest number of
+   * milliseconds supported by setTimeout, which is usually 2147483647.
+   *
+   * While debugging tests, you may want to set this to a large number (or pass
+   * a large number to one of the functions mentioned above) so that Jasmine
+   * does not move on to after functions or the next spec while you're debugging.
    * @name jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL
+   * @default 5000
    * @since 1.3.0
    */
   j$.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 5000;