TO DATE

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does to date mean? 

• TO DATE (adverb)
  The adverb TO DATE has 1 sense:

1. prior to the present time

  Familiarity information: TO DATE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TO DATE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prior to the present time

Synonyms:

to date; up to now

Context example:

no suspect has been found to date

 Context examples 

To date, genes encoding FHA-containing proteins have been identified in eubacterial and eukaryotic but not aracheal genomes.

(FHA Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

To date, no effective treatment has been developed.

(Scientists identify bioactive compounds in cacao pods to develop drugs to combat skeletal disorders, University of Granada)

Scientists can't say with certainty what causes global dust storms; they've studied fewer than a dozen to date.

(Global Storms on Mars Launch Dust Towers Into the Sky, NASA)

In the largest study of its kind to date, Cambridge researchers have looked at why some people manage to stay thin while others gain weight easily.

(Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight, University of Cambridge)

However, I thought the matter over, and came to the conclusion that the best thing I could do would be to post them in affairs right up to date.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

It is too distant to be considered a true satellite of our planet, but it is the best and most stable example to date of a near-Earth companion, or "quasi-satellite."

(Small Asteroid Is Earth's Constant Companion, NASA)

To date, the most profound impact on the marine environment has come from fishing.

(Oceans running out of oxygen at unprecedented rate, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

To date, 53 measles related deaths have been recorded.

(Samoan government temporarily shuts down for nationwide measles vaccination drive, Wikinews)

Astronomers say there have been only a few rogue planets discovered to date.

(Astronomers Discover New Planet Not Orbiting Any Star, VOA)

We could not—or at least we had not succeeded up to date in making organic life in our laboratories out of inorganic materials.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)