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Preposition after adjective

Up-to-date with vs. up-to-date on

Both up-to-date with and up-to-date on are standard. With is common for systems, skills, or contact. On is common for topics, news, and information.

Quick answer

Which preposition should you use?

Use up-to-date with for familiarity or current experience with something. Use up-to-date on for knowledge about a subject or situation.

She is up-to-date with the latest software.
Are you up-to-date on the new policy?
I try to stay up-to-date with industry trends.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
up-to-date with + thing/system

Being current with tools or developments

Use with for technology, procedures, skills, and ongoing developments.

The team is up-to-date with safety standards.
He stays up-to-date with digital marketing tools.
2
up-to-date on + topic/news

Knowing the latest information

Use on for subjects, events, reports, and current information.

Are you up-to-date on the negotiations?
She is fully up-to-date on the case.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
up-to-date with
The accountant is up-to-date with tax regulations.
current or familiar with changing systems or information
up-to-date on
I'm not up-to-date on the latest results.
informed about a topic or situation
up to date in
The phrase up to date in is uncommon as a fixed pattern.
in may appear separately in phrases about place or field
up-to-date about
Up-to-date about is generally less idiomatic than up-to-date on.
on is preferred for topics

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using about instead of on

On is more idiomatic for subjects and news.

✕ She is up-to-date about the issue. ✓ She is up-to-date on the issue.

Missing the hyphens before a noun

Use hyphens when up-to-date comes before a noun.

✕ an up to date report ✓ an up-to-date report

Using in as the main complement

With and on are the usual choices.

✕ He is up-to-date in the news. ✓ He is up-to-date on the news.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. Are you up-to-date ___ the latest regulations?
2. She is up-to-date ___ the election results.
3. Which sentence sounds most natural?

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Frequently asked questions

Are up-to-date with and up-to-date on both correct?

Yes. The choice depends on whether you mean familiarity with something or information about a topic.

Can I say up-to-date about?

It is possible in some contexts, but up-to-date on is more idiomatic.

Do I need hyphens in up-to-date?

Yes, especially when it is used before a noun, such as an up-to-date guide.

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