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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-dayt] / 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

"He always knew the most up-to-date Sunderland football news and shared it with us immediately. Sunderland will miss its number one fan," they said in a tribute.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

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 imperative to close all or portions of campuses potentially competes with the concurrent high priority of providing students with safe, up-to-date, fully resourced and inviting education environments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Jones, director of the Kansas City Health Department in Missouri, read reports showing that not enough public school students were up-to-date with their vaccinations in time for back to school.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

In 2015, after American women soldiers stationed in Afghanistan complained that the army still did not provide boots in women’s sizes, the United States Congress suggested it might be time for a more up-to-date policy.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Be sure you’re attending networking events, staying in touch with old bosses and colleagues, and keeping your resume up to date.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Earlier on Saturday, Dolce & Gabbana had scoured the wardrobes of prominent Sicilian families and brought them up to date for their spring/summer 2027 collection.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

The HPV vaccine can prevent more than 90 percent of cancers caused by HPV, yet less than two-thirds of young adults in America were up to date on their vaccination in 2024.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

They were written during the thirties, but much of it would still be up to date - after all, I do not imagine German bombs have altered our countryside so significantly.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Related Words

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