on balance

/ˌɒn bˈaləns/

/ˌɑːn bˈæləns/

[phrase]

on balance

[PHRASE]

after considering all relevant facts and taking every factor into account

Examples

1. So on balance we're going to have to wait and see.

2. The challenges is that the demographic forces on balance have been providing an offset which means we've an aging population.

3. It does suggest a softer trajectory for consumer spending on balance because the propensity to spend out of income, the lower income group tends to be a lot higher than that amongst the upper income group.

4. And these are all true,but you're like,look,you know, on balance,I still think bacteria is a bad thing.