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• up-to-date
  up-to-date

  adjective

  in accordance with or reflecting the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
• up to date
  up to date

  see bring up to date.

up-to-date

American  

[uhp-tuh-deyt] / ˈʌp təˈdeɪt /

Or up to date

adjective

1. in accordance with or reflecting the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.

   Our professors are all practicing scientists and teach lectures in the context of up-to-date methodology.

2. extending to the present time; including the latest information or facts; current.

   Your lender can provide an up-to-date report on the amount you owe on your home loan.

3. (of people) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.

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adverb

1. in accordance with or abreast of the latest or newest ideas, standards, styles, etc..

   If you're returning to the workforce after an extended absence, show how you've kept up-to-date with changes in your industry.

2. right up to the present time; so as to include the latest information or facts.

   The goal was to bring us up to date on many types of treatments that have some clinical benefit to patients.

up-to-date British  

adjective

1. 1. modern, current, or fashionable

      an up-to-date magazine

   2. ( predicative )

      the magazine is up to date

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up to date Idioms  

1. see bring up to date.

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Other Word Forms

• up-to-dateness
  noun
• up-to-dately
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of up-to-date

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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up-to-date up to date

They don’t have phones, like up-to-date phones; they don’t have computers; they don’t have Wi-Fi; they don’t have stable addresses.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026

The film is also so up-to-date as to read like a warning from the not-so-distant future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

So far that hasn’t happened, but experts argue the lack of accompanied public messaging could still dissuade some people from keeping up-to-date on their vaccinations.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Co-author Maxime Perrott, now a researcher at the Education Policy Unit, said more up-to-date research, external showed the application process for deferrals was made harder due to a "postcode lottery".

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

But how could they know up-to-date folks was spitting in flowery little things like that?

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

Get up to date on coverage of the 2023 Emmy nominees, winners, photos, interviews, fashion, and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

A request for a whole-body MRI or multi-cancer blood test should lead to a careful review of family history, inherited risk, exposures, vaccinations, and whether established screening is up to date.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Our legislation hasn't kept up to date with the change in how people live today," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Whatever your plans for the weekend, you can keep up to date with the forecast by checking the BBC Weather website and app.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“You look well,” he said, “but not as well as you ought. Henry’s been keeping me up to date on your recovery.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Related Words

• advanced
• contemporary
• modern
• state-of-the-art
• timely
• up-to-the-minute