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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Example Sentences

There is no being “not serious” up to a point before falling over a line into “seriousness.”

From Slate

They’d take Lippmann’s advice, but only up to a point.

From Literature

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

From Literature

The metaphor was apt, up to a point: this point.

From Literature

At least awkward, up to a point, surely.

From BBC