Update docs/reference/api-conventions.asciidoc

Co-authored-by: Liam Thompson <[email protected]>

docs/reference/api-conventions.asciidoc

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ Accept: application/vnd.elasticsearch+json; compatible-with=7
 === HTTP `429 Too Many Requests` status code push back
 
 {es} APIs may respond with the HTTP `429 Too Many Requests` status code, indicating that the cluster is too busy
-right now to handle the request. When this happens, consider retrying after a short delay. If the retry also receives
+to handle the request. When this happens, consider retrying after a short delay. If the retry also receives
 a `429 Too Many Requests` response, extend the delay by backing off exponentially before each subsequent retry.
 
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