diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb91daf7486..3d98c758587 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 ### Changed
 
 - Jaeger exporter takes into additional 70 bytes overhead into consideration when sending UDP packets (#2489, #2512)
+- Renamed `BatchTimeout` to `ScheduleDelay` in batch span processor (#2564)
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlptracetest/otlptest.go b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlptracetest/otlptest.go
index 812b7b42902..945eaac68e3 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlptracetest/otlptest.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/internal/otlptracetest/otlptest.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func RunEndToEndTest(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, exp *otlptrace.Exporter,
 		sdktrace.WithBatcher(
 			exp,
 			// add following two options to ensure flush
-			sdktrace.WithBatchTimeout(5*time.Second),
+			sdktrace.WithScheduleDelay(5*time.Second),
 			sdktrace.WithMaxExportBatchSize(10),
 		),
 	}
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/client_test.go b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/client_test.go
index 9a02ca227b6..10128676d78 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/client_test.go
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/client_test.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func TestNew_withMultipleAttributeTypes(t *testing.T) {
 		sdktrace.WithBatcher(
 			exp,
 			// add following two options to ensure flush
-			sdktrace.WithBatchTimeout(5*time.Second),
+			sdktrace.WithScheduleDelay(5*time.Second),
 			sdktrace.WithMaxExportBatchSize(10),
 		),
 	)
diff --git a/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.go b/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.go
index 57f346aa08b..6850c53980e 100644
--- a/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.go
+++ b/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.go
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ type BatchSpanProcessorOptions struct {
 	// The default value of MaxQueueSize is 2048.
 	MaxQueueSize int
 
-	// BatchTimeout is the maximum duration for constructing a batch. Processor
+	// ScheduleDelay is the maximum duration for constructing a batch. Processor
 	// forcefully sends available spans when timeout is reached.
-	// The default value of BatchTimeout is 5000 msec.
-	BatchTimeout time.Duration
+	// The default value of ScheduleDelay is 5000 msec.
+	ScheduleDelay time.Duration
 
 	// ExportTimeout specifies the maximum duration for exporting spans. If the timeout
 	// is reached, the export will be cancelled.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func NewBatchSpanProcessor(exporter SpanExporter, options ...BatchSpanProcessorO
 	}
 
 	o := BatchSpanProcessorOptions{
-		BatchTimeout:       time.Duration(intEnvOr(EnvBatchSpanProcessorScheduleDelay, DefaultScheduleDelay)) * time.Millisecond,
+		ScheduleDelay:      time.Duration(intEnvOr(EnvBatchSpanProcessorScheduleDelay, DefaultScheduleDelay)) * time.Millisecond,
 		ExportTimeout:      time.Duration(intEnvOr(EnvBatchSpanProcessorExportTimeout, DefaultExportTimeout)) * time.Millisecond,
 		MaxQueueSize:       maxQueueSize,
 		MaxExportBatchSize: maxExportBatchSize,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func NewBatchSpanProcessor(exporter SpanExporter, options ...BatchSpanProcessorO
 		e:      exporter,
 		o:      o,
 		batch:  make([]ReadOnlySpan, 0, o.MaxExportBatchSize),
-		timer:  time.NewTimer(o.BatchTimeout),
+		timer:  time.NewTimer(o.ScheduleDelay),
 		queue:  make(chan ReadOnlySpan, o.MaxQueueSize),
 		stopCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ func WithMaxExportBatchSize(size int) BatchSpanProcessorOption {
 	}
 }
 
-func WithBatchTimeout(delay time.Duration) BatchSpanProcessorOption {
+func WithScheduleDelay(delay time.Duration) BatchSpanProcessorOption {
 	return func(o *BatchSpanProcessorOptions) {
-		o.BatchTimeout = delay
+		o.ScheduleDelay = delay
 	}
 }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func WithBlocking() BatchSpanProcessorOption {
 // exportSpans is a subroutine of processing and draining the queue.
 func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) exportSpans(ctx context.Context) error {
 
-	bsp.timer.Reset(bsp.o.BatchTimeout)
+	bsp.timer.Reset(bsp.o.ScheduleDelay)
 
 	bsp.batchMutex.Lock()
 	defer bsp.batchMutex.Unlock()
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) exportSpans(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // processQueue removes spans from the `queue` channel until processor
 // is shut down. It calls the exporter in batches of up to MaxExportBatchSize
-// waiting up to BatchTimeout to form a batch.
+// waiting up to ScheduleDelay to form a batch.
 func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) processQueue() {
 	defer bsp.timer.Stop()
 
diff --git a/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor_test.go b/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor_test.go
index f361b535d0f..eedadbd6ec3 100644
--- a/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor_test.go
+++ b/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor_test.go
@@ -131,18 +131,18 @@ func TestNewBatchSpanProcessorWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			genNumSpans:    2053,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "non-default BatchTimeout",
+			name: "non-default ScheduleDelay",
 			o: []sdktrace.BatchSpanProcessorOption{
-				sdktrace.WithBatchTimeout(schDelay),
+				sdktrace.WithScheduleDelay(schDelay),
 			},
 			wantNumSpans:   2053,
 			wantBatchCount: 4,
 			genNumSpans:    2053,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "non-default MaxQueueSize and BatchTimeout",
+			name: "non-default MaxQueueSize and ScheduleDelay",
 			o: []sdktrace.BatchSpanProcessorOption{
-				sdktrace.WithBatchTimeout(schDelay),
+				sdktrace.WithScheduleDelay(schDelay),
 				sdktrace.WithMaxQueueSize(200),
 			},
 			wantNumSpans:   205,
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ func TestNewBatchSpanProcessorWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			genNumSpans:    205,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "non-default MaxQueueSize, BatchTimeout and MaxExportBatchSize",
+			name: "non-default MaxQueueSize, ScheduleDelay and MaxExportBatchSize",
 			o: []sdktrace.BatchSpanProcessorOption{
-				sdktrace.WithBatchTimeout(schDelay),
+				sdktrace.WithScheduleDelay(schDelay),
 				sdktrace.WithMaxQueueSize(205),
 				sdktrace.WithMaxExportBatchSize(20),
 			},
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func TestNewBatchSpanProcessorWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "blocking option",
 			o: []sdktrace.BatchSpanProcessorOption{
-				sdktrace.WithBatchTimeout(schDelay),
+				sdktrace.WithScheduleDelay(schDelay),
 				sdktrace.WithMaxQueueSize(200),
 				sdktrace.WithMaxExportBatchSize(20),
 			},
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func TestNewBatchSpanProcessorWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "parallel span generation",
 			o: []sdktrace.BatchSpanProcessorOption{
-				sdktrace.WithBatchTimeout(schDelay),
+				sdktrace.WithScheduleDelay(schDelay),
 				sdktrace.WithMaxQueueSize(200),
 			},
 			wantNumSpans:   205,
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestNewBatchSpanProcessorWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "parallel span blocking",
 			o: []sdktrace.BatchSpanProcessorOption{
-				sdktrace.WithBatchTimeout(schDelay),
+				sdktrace.WithScheduleDelay(schDelay),
 				sdktrace.WithMaxExportBatchSize(200),
 			},
 			wantNumSpans:   2000,