work-life balance
or work/life bal·ance
[ wurk-lahyf bal-uh ns ]
/ ˈwɜrkˈlaɪf ˌbæl əns /
noun
a situation in which one divides or balances one's time between work and activities outside of work: It's hard to achieve a reasonable work-life balance when you run your own business.
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Words nearby work-life balance
work wonders, work-furlough, work-harden, work-hour, work-in-progress, work-life balance, work-release, work-sharing, work-study, work-study program, work-to-rule
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Example sentences from the Web for work-life balance
I think the answer, probably, in part, to the work-life-balance issue is that men must think more about it.