to date
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1.8
- idiom
:
hasta ahora
- I have completed seven projects to date and plan to finish two more by the end of the month.
- studies to date
- research to date
- literature to date
It is my most requested video to date and so here we go.
- It is my most requested video to date and so here we go.
- Yeah, man, like greatest generation to date, in my opinion.
- So if you're looking for the fastest LCD monitor to date, right there.
- If this is not how you have run your life to date, it's a major shift.
- And that video was my most successful to date at that time.
- It is by far my most favorite PC I've had to date.
- This month was my best reading month to date.
- And found this chart of electric vehicle sales to date.
- Mnuchin called this meeting the most productive to date.
- Yeah, it was it was really an amazing space to date.
- I think that the charges that have been filed against Trump to date are just the tip of the iceberg.
Examples
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If this is not how you have run your life to date, it's a major shift.
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These are the most up-to-date tests imaginable, and the most rigorous physical testing ever done on humans.
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And why have we not made more progress to date?
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Only five men have succeeded to date.
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I would have to agree that, to date, the debate has hardly been joined in the United States.
Academic text (1991) -
Since the dawn of junior year, men have tried to possess her, and to date, all have failed.
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Much of the research performed on constructivism to date has been based on secondary school classes.
Academic text (1999) -
To date, there are 7,044 names signed on the bus.
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African countries are aware of Japan's double game, but to date there have been no repercussions.
Academic text (1991) -
Particle physics had made great strides, but to date, no other universes had been found.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.6
Before now, until the present moment
7
9.7
Before this time
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
to + date
The meaning 'until now' is directly derivable from combining 'to' (indicating up to/until) with 'date' (a particular day/time) — essentially 'up to the date'. This preposition + time-word composition is common in English and many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the expression.
Etymology
To date comes from the simple idea of a written date on a letter or record. People used this to mean 'up to this date', so to date now means 'until now'.