up-to-date

adjective

ˈəp-tə-ˈdāt 

1

: extending up to the present time : including the latest information

up-to-date maps

2

: abreast of the times : modern

up-to-date methods

up-to-dately adverb

up-to-dateness noun

Synonyms

• contemporary
• current
• designer
• hot
• mod
• modern
• modernistic
• new
• new age
• new-fashioned
• newfangled
• present-day
• red-hot
• space-age
• state-of-the-art
• ultramodern
• up-to-the-minute

Examples of up-to-date in a Sentence

demanded the most up-to-date computer system available

I'm afraid that I'm not up-to-date on that issue

Recent Examples on the Web

Any compromise to the administration's email system could drastically impact workflow, reducing the NOAA's ability to provide accurate and up-to-date information. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025

In the Fort Worth school district, Tarrant County’s largest, the number of students who were up-to-date on the mealses-mumps-rubella vaccine dropped from 95% of kindergartners in the 2019-20 school year to 84% in the 2023-24 school year. —Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025

But scientists are building more sophisticated A.I. models with up-to-date climate data that can detect wildfires quicker and map out their spread. —Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025

For an up-to-date breakdown of geomagnetic activity over the next 3 days, check out NOAA's SWPC 3-day forecast. —Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

up-to-date

adjective

1

: coming up to the present time

up-to-date maps

2

: knowing, being, or making use of what is new or modern

up-to-date methods

up-to-dateness noun