If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.
[disapproval]
They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
half measure in British English
noun
(often plural)
an inadequate measure
Examples of 'half measure' in a sentence
half measure
So, next time, can we get the full show rather than half measures?