bring up to date

Idioms  

1. Convey information up to the present; also, make one aware of or conform to new ideas, improvements, or styles. For example, Bring me up to date on the test results, or We've been bringing Grandma up to date with a little makeup and some new clothes. The term up to date comes from bookkeeping, where it signifies account entries to the present time. [Late 1800s]

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bring up to date

The 2019 Conservative party manifesto promised to bring up to date "analogue laws" for the digital age.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2022

The Paycheck Fairness Act would bring up to date the Equal Pay Act, which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson nearly 50 years ago.

From Washington Post ● May 24, 2012

"The goal is to bring up to date the mechanism of tax collection, better serve citizens and establish a transparent and fair tax framework," it said.

From Reuters ● May 25, 2010

At 48, Mrs. Duncan is one of the youngest women ever to head the venerable organization, and it is her avowed purpose to bring up to date the D.A.R.'s antiquated public image.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was like listening to the reading of a diary to hear Jane bring up to date the doings and goings and happenings in the lives of their mutual friends for the past year.

From The Major by Connor, Ralph

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