happy medium

noun

: a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes

The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.

Examples of happy medium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The above-average snowpack balance strikes a happy medium between too much snow, which can lead to flooding as the state’s frozen reservoir melts, and too little snow, which could plunge the state back into drought conditions. —Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024

Without straying too far from the current logo, Arsham found a happy medium between maximal and minimal. —Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024

Good news for those who dread the thought of returning to a pre-pandemic normal: The availability of hybrid roles—a happy medium, where employees can work from home for part of the week—has grown globally on the networking platform. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023

The 42 objective lens diameter is a good happy medium for standard light conditions. —Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024

But a happy medium exists: the fine-gauge merino sweater. —Jamie Waters, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024

For those sticking with TOTPs, Google Authenticator is intended to provide a happy medium between usability and security. —Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2023

For those who don’t love wearing foundation but want a little bit of coverage, a serum foundation is the ultimate happy medium. —Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023

Given that there’s hardly anything as essential in a wardrobe than a go-to pair of denim, this summer, why not find a happy medium and opt for a jean max skirt instead? —Laura Jackson, Vogue, 11 July 2023