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

Environmental damage, plastic waste and the conformity of suburbia prompted designers and countercultural communities to imagine other ways of living — up to a point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The new findings indicate that this protection may only work up to a point, said Angela Encerrado-Manriquez, the paper's lead author and a recent Ph.D. graduate from UC Davis.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 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

This is true, up to a point – although the governing party didn't go backwards in terms of seats in 2011, 2015, 2017 or 2021 for example.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

The relationship between success and IQ works only up to a point.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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