diff --git a/dvc/command/data_sync.py b/dvc/command/data_sync.py
index 751d7799c..7b83789d2 100644
--- a/dvc/command/data_sync.py
+++ b/dvc/command/data_sync.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, _parent_parser):
         default=False,
         help=(
             "Suppresses all output."
-            " Exit with 0 if pipeline(s) is (are) up to date, otherwise 1."
+            " Exit with 0 if pipelines are up to date, otherwise 1."
         ),
     )
     status_parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/dvc/command/repro.py b/dvc/command/repro.py
index f07043e76..ffa76cd77 100644
--- a/dvc/command/repro.py
+++ b/dvc/command/repro.py
@@ -152,6 +152,6 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
         "--downstream",
         action="store_true",
         default=False,
-        help="Reproduce pipeline(s) starting from the specified stage.",
+        help="Start from the specified stages when reproducing pipelines.",
     )
     repro_parser.set_defaults(func=CmdRepro)
diff --git a/dvc/command/status.py b/dvc/command/status.py
index 83be3a1a8..1f8caea80 100644
--- a/dvc/command/status.py
+++ b/dvc/command/status.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class CmdDataStatus(CmdDataBase):
     STATUS_LEN = 20
     STATUS_INDENT = "\t"
-    UP_TO_DATE_MSG = "Pipeline(s) is (are) up to date. Nothing to reproduce."
+    UP_TO_DATE_MSG = "Pipelines are up to date. Nothing to reproduce."
 
     def _normalize(self, s):
         s += ":"
diff --git a/scripts/completion/dvc.zsh b/scripts/completion/dvc.zsh
index d4f8411b3..e253bc831 100644
--- a/scripts/completion/dvc.zsh
+++ b/scripts/completion/dvc.zsh
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ _dvc_repro=(
   {-R,--recursive}"[Reproduce all stages in the specified directory.]"
   "--ignore-build-cache[Reproduce all descendants of a changed stage even if their direct dependencies didn't change.]"
   "--no-commit[Don't put files/directories into cache.]"
-  "--downstream[Reproduce pipeline(s) starting from the specified stage.]"
+  "--downstream[Start from the specified stages when reproducing pipelines.]"
   "*:Stages:_files -g '(*.dvc|Dvcfile)'"
 )
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ _dvc_run=(
 _dvc_status=(
   {-j,--jobs}"[Number of jobs to run simultaneously.]:Number of jobs:"
   "--show-checksums[Show checksums instead of file names.]"
-  {-q,--quiet}"[Suppresses all output. Exit with 0 if pipeline(s) is (are) up to date, otherwise 1.]"
+  {-q,--quiet}"[Suppresses all output. Exit with 0 if pipelines are up to date, otherwise 1.]"
   {-c,--cloud}"[Show status of a local cache compared to a remote repository.]"
   {-r,--remote}"[Remote repository to compare local cache to.]:Remote repository:"
   {-a,--all-branches}"[Show status of a local cache compared to a remote repository for all branches.]"