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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
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up to date Idioms  

  1. see bring up to date.

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of up-to-date

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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WSJ reporters on the ground keep you up-to-date with news and analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Everything feels up-to-date, but the energy isn’t aggressive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"She can't believe that her 52 year-old dad is up-to-date with these trends."

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The December PCE inflation report also calls into question how much trust investors should place in the more up-to-date CPI.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

Her letters also kept her family up-to-date about what was happening on the home front.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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