insofar
adv. degreeadv. to the degree or extent that something is true. You use this when you want to show that a statement only applies to a certain point.
adv. to the extent or degree that. Used to introduce a clause that limits the scope of a preceding statement.
The plan is good insofar as it saves us money.
The new policy is successful insofar as it reduces wait times, though it has not yet lowered overall costs.
The experiment was considered a success insofar as it proved the initial hypothesis, even if the practical applications remained limited by current technological constraints.
Almost always followed by 'as'. Typically used to qualify a statement by specifying its limits.
in so far asinsofar asWhile 'in so far as' is an accepted variant, 'insofar' is the standard modern spelling for the single-word adverb.