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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

Your chat transcripts are even more useful if you can keep them up-to-date, so once you’ve seen their value, consider asking AI to help you automate the export process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

So far that hasn’t happened, but experts argue the lack of accompanied public messaging could still dissuade some people from keeping up-to-date on their vaccinations.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

It is the only official vacancy list, so it is the most up-to-date.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Not only the most up-to-date methods, but a discipline and an orderliness which should be an example to all farmers everywhere.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

The HPV vaccine can prevent more than 90 percent of cancers caused by HPV, yet less than two-thirds of young adults in America were up to date on their vaccination in 2024.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

A request for a whole-body MRI or multi-cancer blood test should lead to a careful review of family history, inherited risk, exposures, vaccinations, and whether established screening is up to date.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

There is a lot of uncertainty in the long-range forecast and you can keep up to date with your local prospects on the BBC Weather website and app.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

You can keep up to date with the latest longer-range forecast with our monthly outlook.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Mr. Kempsey'd told me, curtly, to get on with my homework till I was sent for, but for once I was up to date.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Related Words

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