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Up to date vs. Up-to-date

This time, we're gonna talk about the differences and similarities between these two words. Well, are you familiar with them? Come on.

"Up to date" vs. "Up-to-date" in English

What Is Their Main Difference?

Both indicate how something has been making progress recently. However, 'up to date' is an adverb phrase, whereas, 'up-to-date' is an adjective phrase.

Differences

'Up to date' is an adverb phrase, whereas, 'up-to-date' is an adjective phrase. Look at the following examples:

I asked Ms. Ferrars to bring us up to date on how the construction of the machine is going.

How can I get access to the up-to-date news?

Similarities

Both show how something is making progress recently. Look at the examples below:

Can you bring us up to date on how satisfied the customers are these days?

We are now using up-to-date techniques.

Are They Interchangeable?

Since they have different grammatical functions, they cannot be used interchangeably. 'Up to date' is an adverb phrase, while, 'up-to-date' is an adjective phrase. Compare:

✓ The scientists were asked to bring us up to date on how the project is going.

✓ The scientists were asked to bring us up-to-date on how the project is going.

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