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up-to-the-minute

up-to-the-minute

10 4.4
The latest information available now
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌp tə ðə ˈmɪnɪt/
translation icon : de última hora
  • To stay informed, he subscribes to several news outlets for up-to-the-minute updates on global events.
  • up-to-the-minute news
  • up-to-the-minute information
  • up-to-the-minute report

Examples

  • Tonight, an up-to-the-minute look at Ace.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • That's it for your up-to-the-minute weather report.

    To Die For (1995)

  • So, if you want the up-to-the-minute details, you want web sources.

    Blog text (16)

  • We'll continue to follow this story and bring you up-to-the-minute...

    Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

  • Through these computers, we receive up-to-the-minute data from 60 hospitals in 15 states and 11 foreign countries.

    Critical Care (1997)

  • Make sure you're always keeping up with the market with up-to-the-minute news and breaking stories.

    Blog text (2)

  • Follow him on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news and banter

    Blog text (3)

  • Stay tuned to 1060 news for further up-to-the-minute news bulletins.

    Grizzly (1976)

  • This is Grantland Rice, bringing you up-to-the-minute details of the United States Open Golf Tournament at Winged foot.

    Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)

  • Here's our WWJB reporter Mike Stanton outside the local high school with an up-to-the-minute report.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

current
vsup-to-the-minute
∞ 1.0

Happening now at this time

is stricter, pointing to the very newest moment rather than ongoing present
up-to-date
vsup-to-the-minute
93 3.1

Modern and having the latest information, style, or technology

emphasizes immediacy to the present moment rather than general modernity
up to date
vsup-to-the-minute
42 3.4

Having the latest style or information

focuses on being the very latest now, not just modern or fashionable
latest
vsup-to-the-minute
26 1.0

Most recent in time or style

is focused on the very newest right up to the present moment
UTD
vsup-to-the-minute
  • Informal
7.0

Having the latest information

notes the full form stresses being right up to the present moment

Antonyms

old-fashioned
149 4.7

Not in style, like clothes or ideas from an earlier time

outdated
78 5.0

No longer useful or fashionable because it is old

How Current

up-to-the-minute
10 4.4
up-to-date
93 3.1
current
∞ 1.0
outdated
78 5.0

Surface Forms

up-to-the-minute positive
up-to-the-minuter comparative
up-to-the-minutest superlative

Morphology

up-to-the-minute = the + minute (transparent) = up + to + the + minute

The phrase is a literal combination of common words meaning 'up to the current minute', so learners who know the parts can infer the meaning. [Postprocessing: moved 'up', 'to' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Up-to-the-minute is very literal because it combines up and minute, and minute means 'a short unit of time'. So it says something is 'up to the current minute', which is why it means 'very latest'.