Phrase guide

out of date

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Too old to be used; not current; invalid; having expired.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • My bus pass is out of date — I'll have to go buy a new one.
  • I can't eat this salad, it's out of date.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

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Meaning 2

Not conforming to the current fashion or style; old-fashioned; outmoded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The dresses she wears are quite out of date.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: остарял (ostarjal) — too old to be used
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陳舊 /陈旧 (chénjiù) — too old to be used
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過時的 /过时的 (guòshí de) — too old to be used
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老式的 (lǎoshì de) — too old to be used
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過期 /过期 (guòqī) — too old to be used
  • Dutch: verouderd — too old to be used
  • Dutch: achterhaald — too old to be used
  • Finnish: vanhentunut — too old to be used
  • French: dépassé — too old to be used
  • French: démodé — too old to be used
  • German: veraltet — too old to be used
  • Greek: ξεπερασμένος (xeperasménos) — too old to be used
  • Hindi: गतावधिक (gatāvdhik) — too old to be used
  • Icelandic: úreltur — too old to be used
  • Italian: datato — too old to be used
  • Italian: desueto — too old to be used
  • Italian: sorpassato — too old to be used
  • Japanese: 時代遅れの (jidai-okure no) — too old to be used
  • Japanese: 旧式の (kyūshiki no) — too old to be used
  • Japanese: すたれた (sutareta) — too old to be used
  • Latin: obsolētus — too old to be used
  • Malay: lapuk — too old to be used
  • Māori: tūnguru — too old to be used
  • Polish: nieaktualny — too old to be used
  • Portuguese: defasado — too old to be used
  • Portuguese: ultrapassado — too old to be used
  • Portuguese: desatualizado — too old to be used
  • Russian: устаре́вший (ustarévšij) — too old to be used
  • Russian: просро́ченный (prosróčennyj) — too old to be used
  • Spanish: desfasado — too old to be used
  • Turkish: eski — too old to be used
  • Turkish: kadük — too old to be used
  • Turkish: tarihi geçmiş — too old to be used
  • Ukrainian: застарілий (zastarilyj) — too old to be used
  • Bulgarian: демодиран (demodiran) — not conforming to current fashion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 過時的 /过时的 (guòshí de) — not conforming to current fashion
  • Finnish: epämuodikas — not conforming to current fashion
  • Finnish: vanhanaikainen — not conforming to current fashion
  • French: démodé — not conforming to current fashion
  • German: unmodish — not conforming to current fashion
  • Greek: ξεπερασμένος (xeperasménos) — not conforming to current fashion
  • Greek: ντεμοντέ (ntemonté) — not conforming to current fashion
  • Icelandic: úreltur — not conforming to current fashion
  • Japanese: 流行遅れで (ryūkō-okure de) — not conforming to current fashion
  • Polish: nieaktualny — not conforming to current fashion
  • Polish: niemodny — not conforming to current fashion
  • Polish: staromodny — not conforming to current fashion
  • Russian: немо́дный (nemódnyj) — not conforming to current fashion
  • Russian: не в мо́де (ne v móde) — not conforming to current fashion
  • Spanish: caduco — not conforming to current fashion
  • Turkish: demode — not conforming to current fashion
  • Ukrainian: старомо́дний (staromódnyj) — not conforming to current fashion
  • Ukrainian: не в моді (ne v modi) — not conforming to current fashion