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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

Making things even harder is the lack of an up-to-date census in Venezuela.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

HOAs in many states can foreclose over unpaid dues even if the homeowner’s mortgage is up-to-date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

City of Edinburgh Council said a dedicated webpage, external had been set up to provide up-to-date information.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

This gives the AI chatbot up-to-date information on the financial accounts you choose to link to it, so it can tailor its guidance to adapt as you spend, save and invest.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

After they had mastered the ancient cures that worked, they would be taught the most up-to-date western discoveries.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

You can stay up to date with the latest forecast for your area on the BBC Weather website and app.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

State officials continue to recommend that all individuals age 6 months and older stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

There’s a righteous feminist rage underneath the scene as well, a modernization that brings “The Odyssey” fiercely and disturbingly up to date.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

If her goal is to eventually pass the inheritance on to her own heirs, she should also review her estate plan and make sure the beneficiary designations on her financial accounts are up to date.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

It was important to keep the chapel up to date, because Jordan College had no rival, either in Europe or in New France, as a center of experimental theology.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Related Words

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