to date

Meaning

1. 1phrasefixed phrase

   Up to now, counting everything that has happened until the present time.

   Grammar: Adverbial phrase, usually with the present perfect: to date, we have sold 500 copies.

   Patterns

   • to date, something has happened
   • something has happened to date

   To date, the project has cost more than two million dollars.

   No major problems have been reported to date.

   She has written five novels to date.

Common combinations

to date, we have

To date, we have received over four hundred applications.

the best to date

This is the best result to date.

our work to date

Our work to date shows promising results.

the most successful to date

It is the most successful campaign to date.

no cases to date

There have been no cases to date.

raised to date

The charity has raised ten thousand dollars to date.

Synonyms and how they differ

so far

So far is more casual and common in speech, whereas to date sounds more formal and suits reports.

until now

Until now suggests that something is about to change, while to date can simply summarize the situation.

thus far

Thus far is formal like to date, but it can also refer to a point in a process or text.

as of now

As of now stresses the current moment and may change soon, and to date summarizes the whole period.

Opposites

Word family

date noun

a particular day or time

up-to-date adjective

including the latest information

update verb

to make current

outdated adjective

no longer current

Commonly confused: to date or up to date?

Practice

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