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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.


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. modern, current, or fashionable

      an up-to-date magazine

    2. ( predicative )

      the magazine is up to date

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of up-to-date

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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Just double-check that the spot it chooses is actually open — AI chatbots don’t always use the most up-to-date information.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

On the earnings call, management highlighted an “enhanced data pipeline” with more up-to-date direct payer data feeds and member-level risk scores on roughly 85% of members.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Despite these limitations, the study offers one of the most thorough and up-to-date evaluations of exercise for knee osteoarthritis.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

UPS said that will give customers a more up-to-date, accurate picture of where packages are, though it does not include real-time location tracking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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

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