Up to date means current, with the latest information or changes. You use it about data, documents and software that include the most recent changes, and about a person who knows the latest news on something: keep me up to date. Before a noun, the phrase is written with hyphens (up-to-date information); after a verb, without them (the list is up to date).
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be/stay + up to date; keep + someone + up to date (with/on + noun); up-to-date + noun
- Make sure your CV is up to date before you apply for the job.
- My manager asked me to keep her up to date with the project.
- The app gives you up-to-date information about train delays.
What changed
First versionPlease check the website for actual information about the timetable.
RevisionPlease check the website for up-to-date information about the timetable.
Actual looks like a word for “current”, but it means real or factual: the actual price is the real price you pay. Information that includes the latest changes is up-to-date information, with hyphens, because the phrase comes before a noun.
Up to date isn't the same as modern. Modern describes style or technology, while up to date means reflecting the latest changes. An old house can have up-to-date safety equipment, and that doesn't make the house modern.
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I installed the latest version this morning, so the app on my phone is ___.
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up to date — The latest version was installed this morning, so the app includes all the updates: up to date. Actual means real or factual, not current, so it can't describe the newest version.
Write a message to a colleague before your holiday: ask them to keep you informed about one specific matter and say how to contact you.
Please keep me up to date with the Harris contract while I'm away; you can reach me on WhatsApp.
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