up to a point

Idioms  

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]

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up to a point

I’ve been a professor at a state university for almost 30 years, and I am sympathetic up to a point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

Most investors think of diversification in terms of holding dozens of individual stocks, and they’re right, up to a point.

From MarketWatch ● May 30, 2026

The Milky Way follows this pattern up to a point.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026

For more informal matters, the media is usually allowed in, up to a point.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Money worked as a management tool, but only up to a point.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis