work-life balance

American  

[wurk-lahyf bal-uhns] / ˈwɜrkˈlaɪf ˌbæl əns /

Or work/life balance

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of work-life balance

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Workers quit in record numbers, seeking better pay and work-life balance.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It also discourages people from doing anything other than work, because there's no work-life balance any more."

From Barron's

This isn’t a “work-life balance” issue, but what would be better called “labor-force extraction.”

From MarketWatch

The term “work-life balance,” which entered the national lexicon in the late 1970s, surged in conversations again during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal

For employees, meanwhile, the main benefits were in well-being and work-life balance.

From The Wall Street Journal