in part

Idioms  

1. Also,. To some extent, not wholly, somewhat. For example, We didn't get to Chicago, in part because we didn't have time, or Jerry was the one to blame, in large part because he was the one who hired the contractor, or The attorney himself was in small part responsible for this witness. [Late 1300s]

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Example Sentences

It was led in part by Gabriela Soto, who is four months pregnant and whose husband was detained inside.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

As of late May, the company was already more than 1,300 satellites short of that target, with delays blamed in part on "launch vehicle availability" from Blue Origin and other providers.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

It captured significant market share, in part by forging relationships with ad agencies as other ad-tech players were trying to bypass those companies and get business directly from the brands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

But by then, the city also faced a $1-billion budget shortfall, fueled in part by increased personnel costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

I’d taken the new job in part to create a little more room in our life, and also because the health-care benefits were better than anything I’d ever had.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Related Words

• a little
• considerably
• fairly
• far
• kind of
• moderately
• partially
• pretty
• quite
• rather
• significantly
• slightly