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.

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Straight fits are proving to be the happy medium for consumers that want a jean that feels sophisticated and comfortable. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Feb. 2025 This figure is at 20% of the happy medium between the low bar of 50 grams and the upper end of 120 grams (using our pretend 150-pound friend as our benchmark). —

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025 Afterward, Freeman is asked about the pace of preparation, how preparing for Ohio State in Year 1 was different from Navy in Year 2, basically if there’s a happy medium between the two. —

Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 The salary is a happy medium between Duran’s $4 million filing and the Red Sox’s $3.5 million (though MLB Trade Rumors projected the outfielder would get $4.9 million). —

Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for happy medium