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Rule "up to date (up-to-date)"

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Description: up to date (up-to-date)
Message: It appears that hyphens are missing in the adjective \3-\4-\5.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenated-phrases-with-more-than-one-hyphen
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The software is up to date.
    Correction suggestion: up-to-date
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: UP_TO_DATE_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)