up to a point

1. To some extent, somewhat, as in I can work weekends up to a point, but after a month or so I get tired of it. This phrase uses point in the sense of “a definite position.” [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

That narrative is true up to a point: Federal funding for science through institutions such as the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and NASA, as well other executive branch agencies, is under congressional control, which makes it fundamentally political.

From Los Angeles Times

If an engine suffers a problem, a manufacturer is allowed to investigate the issue up to a point and may be allowed to repair it.

From BBC

A lot of us meat sacks can relate . . . up to a point.

From Salon

Amid the tariff turbulence coming from the White House, this is a triumph - up to a point - for Downing Street.

From BBC

On that basis, it worked, up to a point.

From BBC