Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Jump To:
Synonyms

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

up to date Idioms  

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

Etymology

Origin of up-to-date

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Up-to-date statistics are not readily available, but Beijing’s civil affairs ministry said that 95% of international adoptions between 2014 and 2018 involved children with disabilities.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

Up-to-date statistics about the number of people being held for violating immigration laws are difficult to find.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Up-to-date figures on PIJ's strength are difficult to come by, with estimates from last year ranging from about 1,000 to several thousand, according to the CIA's World Factbook.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2022

Up-to-date fundraising reports won’t become public until early July, but Lineberger said the campaign had collected roughly $7 million as of late May.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Up-to-date young people, absorbed in the habit of doing what they like and deciding for themselves, very easily fall into the way of overlooking this consideration almost entirely.

From Heart and Soul by Maveric Post by Mapes, Victor

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "up-to-date" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com