diff --git a/pkg/api/errors/errors.go b/pkg/api/errors/errors.go
index 6507ed8082c..403beecf502 100644
--- a/pkg/api/errors/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/api/errors/errors.go
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ const (
 	StatusUnprocessableEntity = 422
 	StatusTooManyRequests     = 429
 	// HTTP recommendations are for servers to define 5xx error codes
-	// for scenarios not covered by behavior. In this case, TryAgainLater
+	// for scenarios not covered by behavior. In this case, ServerTimeout
 	// is an indication that a transient server error has occured and the
 	// client *should* retry, with an optional Retry-After header to specify
 	// the back off window.
-	StatusTryAgainLater = 504
+	StatusServerTimeout = 504
 )
 
 // StatusError is an error intended for consumption by a REST API server; it can also be
@@ -180,13 +180,13 @@ func NewMethodNotSupported(kind, action string) error {
 	}}
 }
 
-// NewTryAgainLater returns an error indicating the requested action could not be completed due to a
+// NewServerTimeout returns an error indicating the requested action could not be completed due to a
 // transient error, and the client should try again.
-func NewTryAgainLater(kind, operation string) error {
+func NewServerTimeout(kind, operation string) error {
 	return &StatusError{api.Status{
 		Status: api.StatusFailure,
 		Code:   http.StatusInternalServerError,
-		Reason: api.StatusReasonTryAgainLater,
+		Reason: api.StatusReasonServerTimeout,
 		Details: &api.StatusDetails{
 			Kind: kind,
 			ID:   operation,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func NewInternalError(err error) error {
 func NewTimeoutError(message string) error {
 	return &StatusError{api.Status{
 		Status:  api.StatusFailure,
-		Code:    StatusTryAgainLater,
+		Code:    StatusServerTimeout,
 		Reason:  api.StatusReasonTimeout,
 		Message: fmt.Sprintf("Timeout: %s", message),
 	}}
@@ -256,10 +256,10 @@ func IsForbidden(err error) bool {
 	return reasonForError(err) == api.StatusReasonForbidden
 }
 
-// IsTryAgainLater determines if err is an error which indicates that the request needs to be retried
+// IsServerTimeout determines if err is an error which indicates that the request needs to be retried
 // by the client.
-func IsTryAgainLater(err error) bool {
-	return reasonForError(err) == api.StatusReasonTryAgainLater
+func IsServerTimeout(err error) bool {
+	return reasonForError(err) == api.StatusReasonServerTimeout
 }
 
 func reasonForError(err error) api.StatusReason {
diff --git a/pkg/api/errors/errors_test.go b/pkg/api/errors/errors_test.go
index a46583e25eb..ae57f38818c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/errors/errors_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/errors/errors_test.go
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ func TestErrorNew(t *testing.T) {
 	if IsForbidden(err) {
 		t.Errorf("expected to not be %s", api.StatusReasonForbidden)
 	}
-	if IsTryAgainLater(err) {
-		t.Errorf("expected to not be %s", api.StatusReasonTryAgainLater)
+	if IsServerTimeout(err) {
+		t.Errorf("expected to not be %s", api.StatusReasonServerTimeout)
 	}
 	if IsMethodNotSupported(err) {
 		t.Errorf("expected to not be %s", api.StatusReasonMethodNotAllowed)
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ func TestErrorNew(t *testing.T) {
 	if !IsForbidden(NewForbidden("test", "2", errors.New("reason"))) {
 		t.Errorf("expected to be %s", api.StatusReasonForbidden)
 	}
-	if !IsTryAgainLater(NewTryAgainLater("test", "reason")) {
-		t.Errorf("expected to be %s", api.StatusReasonTryAgainLater)
+	if !IsServerTimeout(NewServerTimeout("test", "reason")) {
+		t.Errorf("expected to be %s", api.StatusReasonServerTimeout)
 	}
 	if !IsMethodNotSupported(NewMethodNotSupported("foo", "delete")) {
 		t.Errorf("expected to be %s", api.StatusReasonMethodNotAllowed)
diff --git a/pkg/api/rest/create.go b/pkg/api/rest/create.go
index 36b931b95c5..c74c9a60d5f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/rest/create.go
+++ b/pkg/api/rest/create.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func CheckGeneratedNameError(strategy RESTCreateStrategy, err error, obj runtime
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return errors.NewTryAgainLater(kind, "POST")
+	return errors.NewServerTimeout(kind, "POST")
 }
 
 // objectMetaAndKind retrieves kind and ObjectMeta from a runtime object, or returns an error.
diff --git a/pkg/api/rest/create_test.go b/pkg/api/rest/create_test.go
index c8ad1490225..695f8cd746a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/rest/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/rest/create_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestCheckGeneratedNameError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	expect = errors.NewAlreadyExists("foo", "bar")
-	if err := CheckGeneratedNameError(Pods, expect, &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{GenerateName: "foo"}}); err == nil || !errors.IsTryAgainLater(err) {
+	if err := CheckGeneratedNameError(Pods, expect, &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{GenerateName: "foo"}}); err == nil || !errors.IsServerTimeout(err) {
 		t.Errorf("expected try again later error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go b/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go
index a5bceff4fd6..1b83ef5cd8a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go
+++ b/pkg/api/rest/resttest/resttest.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func copyOrDie(obj runtime.Object) runtime.Object {
 func (t *Tester) TestCreate(valid runtime.Object, invalid ...runtime.Object) {
 	t.TestCreateHasMetadata(copyOrDie(valid))
 	t.TestCreateGeneratesName(copyOrDie(valid))
-	t.TestCreateGeneratesNameReturnsTryAgain(copyOrDie(valid))
+	t.TestCreateGeneratesNameReturnsServerTimeout(copyOrDie(valid))
 	if t.clusterScope {
 		t.TestCreateRejectsNamespace(copyOrDie(valid))
 	} else {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (t *Tester) TestCreateGeneratesName(valid runtime.Object) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *Tester) TestCreateGeneratesNameReturnsTryAgain(valid runtime.Object) {
+func (t *Tester) TestCreateGeneratesNameReturnsServerTimeout(valid runtime.Object) {
 	objectMeta, err := api.ObjectMetaFor(valid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("object does not have ObjectMeta: %v\n%#v", err, valid)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (t *Tester) TestCreateGeneratesNameReturnsTryAgain(valid runtime.Object) {
 	objectMeta.GenerateName = "test-"
 	t.withStorageError(errors.NewAlreadyExists("kind", "thing"), func() {
 		_, err := t.storage.(apiserver.RESTCreater).Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), valid)
-		if err == nil || !errors.IsTryAgainLater(err) {
+		if err == nil || !errors.IsServerTimeout(err) {
 			t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index e841d4b8301..f70d8796f3a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ type ObjectMeta struct {
 	//
 	// If this field is specified, and Name is not present, the server will NOT return a 409 if the
 	// generated name exists - instead, it will either return 201 Created or 500 with Reason
-	// TryAgainLater indicating a unique name could not be found in the time allotted, and the client
+	// ServerTimeout indicating a unique name could not be found in the time allotted, and the client
 	// should retry (optionally after the time indicated in the Retry-After header).
 	GenerateName string `json:"generateName,omitempty"`
 
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ const (
 	// Status code 422
 	StatusReasonInvalid StatusReason = "Invalid"
 
-	// StatusReasonTryAgainLater means the server can be reached and understood the request,
+	// StatusReasonServerTimeout means the server can be reached and understood the request,
 	// but cannot complete the action in a reasonable time. The client should retry the request.
 	// This is may be due to temporary server load or a transient communication issue with
 	// another server. Status code 500 is used because the HTTP spec provides no suitable
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ const (
 	//   "kind" string - the kind attribute of the resource being acted on.
 	//   "id"   string - the operation that is being attempted.
 	// Status code 500
-	StatusReasonTryAgainLater StatusReason = "TryAgainLater"
+	StatusReasonServerTimeout StatusReason = "ServerTimeout"
 
 	// StatusReasonTimeout means that the request could not be completed within the given time.
 	// Clients can get this response only when they specified a timeout param in the request.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index ab6a5651200..330792043db 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ type TypeMeta struct {
 	//
 	// If this field is specified, and Name is not present, the server will NOT return a 409 if the
 	// generated name exists - instead, it will either return 201 Created or 500 with Reason
-	// TryAgainLater indicating a unique name could not be found in the time allotted, and the client
+	// ServerTimeout indicating a unique name could not be found in the time allotted, and the client
 	// should retry (optionally after the time indicated in the Retry-After header).
 	GenerateName string `json:"generateName,omitempty" description:"an optional prefix to use to generate a unique name; has the same validation rules as name; optional, and is applied only name if is not specified"`
 
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ const (
 	// Status code 409
 	StatusReasonConflict StatusReason = "Conflict"
 
-	// StatusReasonTryAgainLater means the server can be reached and understood the request,
+	// StatusReasonServerTimeout means the server can be reached and understood the request,
 	// but cannot complete the action in a reasonable time. The client should retry the request.
 	// This is may be due to temporary server load or a transient communication issue with
 	// another server. Status code 500 is used because the HTTP spec provides no suitable
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ const (
 	//   "kind" string - the kind attribute of the resource being acted on.
 	//   "id"   string - the operation that is being attempted.
 	// Status code 500
-	StatusReasonTryAgainLater StatusReason = "TryAgainLater"
+	StatusReasonServerTimeout StatusReason = "ServerTimeout"
 )
 
 // StatusCause provides more information about an api.Status failure, including
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index 25ac7b3ac52..402ac59f89e 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ type TypeMeta struct {
 	//
 	// If this field is specified, and Name is not present, the server will NOT return a 409 if the
 	// generated name exists - instead, it will either return 201 Created or 500 with Reason
-	// TryAgainLater indicating a unique name could not be found in the time allotted, and the client
+	// ServerTimeout indicating a unique name could not be found in the time allotted, and the client
 	// should retry (optionally after the time indicated in the Retry-After header).
 	GenerateName string `json:"generateName,omitempty" description:"an optional prefix to use to generate a unique name; has the same validation rules as name; optional, and is applied only name if is not specified"`
 
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ const (
 	// Status code 422
 	StatusReasonInvalid StatusReason = "Invalid"
 
-	// StatusReasonTryAgainLater means the server can be reached and understood the request,
+	// StatusReasonServerTimeout means the server can be reached and understood the request,
 	// but cannot complete the action in a reasonable time. The client should retry the request.
 	// This is may be due to temporary server load or a transient communication issue with
 	// another server. Status code 500 is used because the HTTP spec provides no suitable
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ const (
 	//   "kind" string - the kind attribute of the resource being acted on.
 	//   "id"   string - the operation that is being attempted.
 	// Status code 500
-	StatusReasonTryAgainLater StatusReason = "TryAgainLater"
+	StatusReasonServerTimeout StatusReason = "ServerTimeout"
 )
 
 // StatusCause provides more information about an api.Status failure, including
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index 844e20d121a..9bd302272f5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ type ObjectMeta struct {
 	//
 	// If this field is specified, and Name is not present, the server will NOT return a 409 if the
 	// generated name exists - instead, it will either return 201 Created or 500 with Reason
-	// TryAgainLater indicating a unique name could not be found in the time allotted, and the client
+	// ServerTimeout indicating a unique name could not be found in the time allotted, and the client
 	// should retry (optionally after the time indicated in the Retry-After header).
 	GenerateName string `json:"generateName,omitempty" description:"an optional prefix to use to generate a unique name; has the same validation rules as name; optional, and is applied only name if is not specified"`
 
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ const (
 	// Status code 422
 	StatusReasonInvalid StatusReason = "Invalid"
 
-	// StatusReasonTryAgainLater means the server can be reached and understood the request,
+	// StatusReasonServerTimeout means the server can be reached and understood the request,
 	// but cannot complete the action in a reasonable time. The client should retry the request.
 	// This is may be due to temporary server load or a transient communication issue with
 	// another server. Status code 500 is used because the HTTP spec provides no suitable
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ const (
 	//   "kind" string - the kind attribute of the resource being acted on.
 	//   "id"   string - the operation that is being attempted.
 	// Status code 500
-	StatusReasonTryAgainLater StatusReason = "TryAgainLater"
+	StatusReasonServerTimeout StatusReason = "ServerTimeout"
 )
 
 // StatusCause provides more information about an api.Status failure, including
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
index 55be37e4f30..097ec005f4a 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ func TestCreateTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 
 	simple := &Simple{Other: "foo"}
 	data, _ := codec.Encode(simple)
-	itemOut := expectApiStatus(t, "POST", server.URL+"/prefix/version/foo?timeout=4ms", data, apierrs.StatusTryAgainLater)
+	itemOut := expectApiStatus(t, "POST", server.URL+"/prefix/version/foo?timeout=4ms", data, apierrs.StatusServerTimeout)
 	if itemOut.Status != api.StatusFailure || itemOut.Reason != api.StatusReasonTimeout {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected status %#v", itemOut)
 	}