up-to-the-minute

adjective

up-to-the-min·​ute ˈəp-tü-ṯẖə-ˈmi-nət How to pronounce up-to-the-minute (audio)
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

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

Recent Examples on the Web This timetable ensures that the voting is fresh and up-to-the-minute. Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024 The team will collaborate with people from across the Times newsroom to provide up-to-the-minute coverage. Terence McGinley, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 The heritage of the Defy diver may date to 1969, but this watch is up-to-the-minute in every way. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024 This feature allows traders to adapt their portfolios based on up-to-the-minute information, thereby leveling the playing field and ensuring extended trading is no longer exclusive. Stephanie Tsai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024 Those programs gave real-life, up-to-the-minute examples of how hard Republicans had made it for women to feed their families by removing price controls. TIME, 3 Apr. 2024 Join us for up-to-the-minute analysis and commentary on all of today’s important races. 538 Staff, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024 In Pope Francis’s first autobiography, which publishes March 19, the first Latin American pontiff offers an up-to-the-minute take on his life and papacy. Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 Citymapper is a great app to download to help navigate Paris’s public transport (its up-to-the-minute itinerary suggestions take line closures and strikes into account). Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of up-to-the-minute was in 1912

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Cite this Entry

“Up-to-the-minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-to-the-minute. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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