diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
index 9524265f81..f1d58fcb32 100644
--- a/source/basic.tex
+++ b/source/basic.tex
@@ -3456,6 +3456,10 @@
 
 \rSec2[basic.life]{Lifetime}
 
+\pnum
+In this subclause, ``before'' and ``after'' refer to the ``happens before''
+relation\iref{intro.multithread}.
+
 \pnum
 \indextext{object lifetime|(}%
 The \defn{lifetime} of an object or reference is a runtime property of the
@@ -3631,6 +3635,12 @@
 \keyword{typeid}.
 \end{itemize}
 
+\begin{note}
+Therefore, undefined behavior results
+if an object that is being constructed in one thread is referenced from another
+thread without adequate synchronization.
+\end{note}
+
 \pnum
 An object $o_1$ is \defn{transparently replaceable} by an object $o_2$ if
 \begin{itemize}
@@ -3741,15 +3751,6 @@
 }
 \end{codeblock}
 \end{example}
-
-\pnum
-In this subclause, ``before'' and ``after'' refer to the ``happens before''
-relation\iref{intro.multithread}.
-\begin{note}
-Therefore, undefined behavior results
-if an object that is being constructed in one thread is referenced from another
-thread without adequate synchronization.
-\end{note}
 \indextext{object lifetime|)}
 
 \rSec2[basic.indet]{Indeterminate and erroneous values}