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up-to-date
up-to-dateadjectivein accordance with or reflecting the latest or newest ideas, standards, techniques, styles, etc.; modern.
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up to date
up to datesee bring up to date.
up-to-date
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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.
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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.
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(of people) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
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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.
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of up-to-date
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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They don’t have phones, like up-to-date phones; they don’t have computers; they don’t have Wi-Fi; they don’t have stable addresses.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026
These will give an up-to-date snapshot of how companies are faring given the recent spike in oil prices, which was a key factor prompting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its recent meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Jones, director of the Kansas City Health Department in Missouri, read reports showing that not enough public school students were up-to-date with their vaccinations in time for back to school.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
The film is also so up-to-date as to read like a warning from the not-so-distant future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
No neighbors ever appeared at the door to bring us up-to-date.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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Keep up to date with the latest here and on the BBC Weather app.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Get up to date on coverage of the 2023 Emmy nominees, winners, photos, interviews, fashion, and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
"Our legislation hasn't kept up to date with the change in how people live today," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Jason is completely up to date on all things Stella, but I haven’t filled Hope in yet.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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