Work & careers
work-life balance
balance between work and personal life
A situation in which you have a healthy amount of time for both your job and your personal life.
Hear it in real life
Why did you change jobs?
I wanted a better work-life balance.
Working from home has given me a much better work-life balance.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: work-living balance
Say: work-life balance
The established expression contrasts 'work' with 'life', so use 'work-life balance', not 'work-living balance'.
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How it fits in a sentence.
have a good work-life balance; improve someone's work-life balance
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Working from home has given me a much better work-life balance.
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work-life balance
balance between work and personal life
“Working from home has given me a much better work-life balance.”
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