up-to-the-minute

adjective

up-to-the-min·​ute ˈəp-tü-ṯẖə-ˈmi-nət 

1

: extending up to the immediate present : including the very latest information

up-to-the-minute scores

2

: marked by complete up-to-dateness

up-to-the-minute equipment

Synonyms

• modern
• new
• contemporary
• current

Examples of up-to-the-minute in a Sentence

the company insists on having up-to-the-minute firewall and antivirus software

Recent Examples on the Web

From 1923 to 1940, Martinů lived in Paris, and turned out enough up-to-the-minute works—about soccer, silent-movie shoots, transatlantic flights—that he could have been mistaken for a seventh member of Les Six. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

The system works by allowing all HoDs on a production access to a central system that updates them on decision making and up-to-the-minute information on shoots. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025

For breaking news and up-to-the-minute coverage from TIFF, stay tuned to THR’s cross-platform reporting live from the ground in Toronto. —Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

Follow Newsweek's live blog for up-to-the-minute developments on this story. —Jenna Sundel joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for up-to-the-minute

• bassinet
• binet
• linnet
• minute
• pinot
• spinet