on balance

phrase

: with all things considered

The meeting went well on balance.

Examples of on balance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet, on balance, the negative news has served to obscure the good, both for individual consumers and the nation at large. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026

The debt snowball method offers an alternative way to prioritize your debt based on balance rather than interest rate. — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Officials noted that, on balance, the reconstruction is reducing student capacity at these schools, which also allows for more open space and recreation areas. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

While average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose a healthy 10 cents in August – after a minuscule rise in July – workers on balance are still seeing prices rise faster than their annual pay. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on balance

• imbalance
• rebalance
• unbalance
• counterbalance
• overbalance
• valance
• vallance