balancing act

British  

/ ˈbælənsɪŋ /

noun

1. a circus act in which a performer displays his or her balancing ability

2. a situation requiring careful balancing of opposing groups, views, or activities

   a delicate balancing act between Greek and Turkish interests

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Example Sentences

Europe’s central bankers now worry that those moves have gone too far, too fast, and have been trying to manage expectations accordingly in a difficult balancing act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

If AI is fueling a building boom that drives up costs in the near term, the Fed may face a trickier balancing act than its rosy GDP projections suggest.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s a delicate balancing act between work, school, baseball and the seriousness of being a parent as a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Holidaymaker Paul Thompson, who owns a campervan, called for a "balancing act between the busy summer period and the off-season".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Experimentation thus required a deeply problematic balancing act between Platonic idealism and a crude empiricism.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton