out-of-date

[out-uhv-deyt]

adjective

1. gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete.

   out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.

out of date

adjective

1. no longer valid, current, or fashionable; outmoded

Other Word Forms

• out-of-dateness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-of-date¹

First recorded in 1620–30

Idioms and Phrases

Too old to be used, past the point of expiration, as in This milk is out of date . [Early 1600s]

Old-fashioned, no longer in style, as in Dean has three suits but they're all out of date . [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

Webber said the SNP had "betrayed islanders and taxpayers at every turn" by leaving remote communities reliant on out-of-date vessels while "letting costs spiral out of control for hard-pressed Scots".

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Louvre officials have repeatedly warned over the past decade that the museum’s infrastructure was crumbling and its equipment out-of-date.

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The most recent headline number was 2.9%, but this is an out-of-date figure, because it compares recent prices with those a year ago.

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"This left Y with an out-of-date plan which did not meet their needs."

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An Asda spokesperson said it regretted that the out-of-date food was found and accepted that their "usual high standards were not upheld".

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Related Words

• antiquated 
• archaic 
• obsolete 
• outmoded