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night shift
[ nahyt shift ]
noun
- the workforce, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the nighttime.
- the scheduled period of labor for this workforce.
night shift
noun
- a group of workers who work a shift during the night in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a back shift is also worked
- the period worked
Word History and Origins
Origin of night shift1
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Example Sentences
Robyn went to the Tavern in the Town on 21 November 1974 hoping to bump into a prospective boyfriend before he started his factory night shift.
Security coverage, he said, now consists of night shifts during the week and additional shifts on the weekend.
"I'm starting at sunset, essentially to get that night shift out of the way first, because when the sun comes up you're rejuvenated," he said.
On a summer afternoon in 2019, nurse Charlotte Lay got ready for her night shift as normal but "wasn't feeling quite right".
There are long hours in enclosed buildings with limited contact with the outside world, and working night shifts “can be challenging for employees to endure,” the report said.
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