up-to-the-minute

[uhp-tuh-thuh-min-it]

adjective

1. extending to the present moment, as information, facts, or style.

   an up-to-the-minute news report.

Word History and Origins

Origin of up-to-the-minute¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Notwithstanding some clunky moments, Mr. Ansari not only engineers up-to-the-minute twists on the musty Hollywood angel movie, but decorates his story with clever dialogue and wicked observations about street-level existence in the City of Angels.

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It may be a layered example of up-to-the-minute Conceptual art, deeply absorbing and surprisingly suggestive, but the deeds are also lithographs, a perfectly traditional medium.

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She was gracious and, even at 75, up-to-the-minute on all that was going on in New York, fully engaged in the world around her.

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In other words, it’s unreliable for investment advice or decisions that depend on up-to-the-minute information.

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“It gave people a chance to watch local, live up-to-the-minute coverage of a story happening in a huge U.S. city that everybody cares about,” Stone said.

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Related Words

• state-of-the-art 
• topical 
• up-to-date