diff --git a/docs/checks.md b/docs/checks.md
index 76c17ff..44057f5 100644
--- a/docs/checks.md
+++ b/docs/checks.md
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ spaces_4 = "\thello world".expandtabs(4)
 
 Categories: `contextlib` `readability`
 
-Often times you want to handle an exception, and just ignore it. You can do
-this with a `try/except` block, using a single `pass` in the `except`
+Often times you want to handle an exception and just ignore it. You can do
+this with a `try`/`except` block with a single `pass` in the `except`
 block, but there is a simpler and more concise way using the `suppress()`
 function from `contextlib`:
 
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ with suppress(FileNotFoundError):
     f()
 ```
 
+Note: `suppress()` is slower than using `try`/`except`, so for performance
+critical code you might consider ignoring this check.
+
 ## FURB108: `use-in-oper`
 
 Categories: `logical` `readability`
diff --git a/refurb/checks/contextlib/with_suppress.py b/refurb/checks/contextlib/with_suppress.py
index ade2e21..e27caf5 100644
--- a/refurb/checks/contextlib/with_suppress.py
+++ b/refurb/checks/contextlib/with_suppress.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 @dataclass
 class ErrorInfo(Error):
     """
-    Often times you want to handle an exception, and just ignore it. You can do
-    this with a `try/except` block, using a single `pass` in the `except`
+    Often times you want to handle an exception and just ignore it. You can do
+    this with a `try`/`except` block with a single `pass` in the `except`
     block, but there is a simpler and more concise way using the `suppress()`
     function from `contextlib`:
 
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class ErrorInfo(Error):
     with suppress(FileNotFoundError):
         f()
     ```
+
+    Note: `suppress()` is slower than using `try`/`except`, so for performance
+    critical code you might consider ignoring this check.
     """
 
     name = "use-with-suppress"