half measure

They cited concern about the amount of borrowing against Tesla stock by Musk and other directors and a half measure the board took in response to a shareholder proposal for annual director elections that got majority support in 2021.

Banning right turns on red seems like a half measure to me.

He did not say what type of surgery had been performed, describing it as a “half measure.”

Labour described it as a "half measure" after "years of soaring fares".

They are still just a half measure.