day shift

[ dey shift ]

noun

1. the workforce, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the daytime.
2. the scheduled period of labor for this workforce.

day shift

noun

1. a group of workers who work a shift during the daytime in an industry or occupation where a night shift or a back shift is also worked
2. the period worked

Word History and Origins

Origin of day shift¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

However, most other proteins had rhythms that changed substantially in night shift participants compared to the day shift participants.

From Science Daily

Sixty-six per cent of women nightshift workers experienced emotional eating and another study suggests they are around 1.5 times more likely to be overweight or obese compared to women working day shifts.

From Science Daily

This may mean they work from 09:00 to 17:00 and then are on call until the following morning, when they work a day shift again and then repeat the pattern across a week.

From BBC

Pantex tweeted early Wednesday that the facility was “open for normal day shift operations.”

From Seattle Times

The days of traffic jams in Ilion every afternoon when day shifts let out are long gone.

From Seattle Times