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up-to-date

up-to-date

93 3.1
Modern and having the latest information, style, or technology
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/
translation icon : actualizado
  • Please ensure that your software is up-to-date to avoid potential security risks.
  • up-to-date information
  • keep up-to-date
  • stay up-to-date

It's like, hey, we want your most up to date contact information.

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Examples

  • We'll keep you up to date when we hear the results of that trial.

    ZOE
  • He's got the most up to date science on all aspects of human performance.

  • It's like, hey, we want your most up to date contact information.

  • But for those that are not up to date, we are actually expecting a baby.

  • You don't seem that up to date with technology.

  • Our system is now up to date so it's time to restart.

  • Make sure your app is up to date so you'll see it when it goes live.

  • Of course, we'll keep you up to date with the very latest and we will remain here on the scene as this all unfolds.

  • How can we keep track of our work and keep it up-to-date across our devices?

    Academic text (2011)
  • How can educational institutions most effectively control costs while maintaining an up-to-date technology infrastructure?

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

modern
vsup-to-date
1.4

Relating to the present time and new ways of doing things

focuses more on having the latest information or technology specifically
trendy
vsup-to-date
64 3.1

Very fashionable and popular now

can be current without being fashionable or popular among many people
cutting-edge
vsup-to-date
49 5.6

Very new and modern because it uses the latest ideas and technology

is more general, meaning simply not out of date rather than groundbreaking
latest
vsup-to-date
26 1.0

Most recent in time or style

covers being current more generally, not only the very newest
with-it
vsup-to-date
  • Informal
11 8.1

Knowing and following the latest trends

can describe things or information being current, not only personal trend awareness
up-to-the-minute
vsup-to-date
10 4.4

The latest information available now

is broader, meaning generally modern or not out of date
ultramodern
vsup-to-date
2 5.7

Very new in design and using the latest ideas and technology

is less extreme, meaning simply modern or currently fashionable but not extreme
UTD
vsup-to-date
  • Informal
7.0

Having the latest information

is the full expression used in regular writing not as an abbreviation
modernized
vsup-to-date
4.2

Changed to meet today's needs

describes being current by nature rather than by having been changed

Antonyms

93 5.8

No longer used or made because something newer replaces it

78 5.0

No longer useful or fashionable because it is old

How Current

up-to-date
93 3.1
modern
1.4
current
1.0
recent
1.0

Surface Forms

up-to-date positive
up-to-dater comparative
up-to-datest superlative

Morphology

up-to-date = date (transparent) = up + to + date

The phrase 'up to date' literally means 'up to the current date', so learners who know the components can readily infer the meaning 'current' or 'modern'. [Postprocessing: moved 'up', 'to' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word up-to-date comes from the parts up and date, where date means a 'point in time' and up suggests moving 'toward the present'. So, to be up-to-date is to be brought 'to the present time' and to have the latest information.