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swing shift
noun
- a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.
- the group of workers on such a shift.
swing shift
noun
- a group of workers who work a shift from late afternoon to midnight in an industry or occupation where a day shift or a night shift is also worked
- the period worked
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swing shift1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences
The swing shift is about to start at a plant that is about to close.
From Los Angeles Times
Will a college graduate decide to work the swing shift, so she can see her husband for a few more hours a day?
From Los Angeles Times
The Dodgers wasted no time punching in for their swing shift, Betts opening the game with a double off the right-center field wall.
From Los Angeles Times
He chose the swing shift so that his wife could use the couple’s car for her day shift.
From Washington Post
Folk said that at the downtown jail, yesterday's "swing shift" was the first time in three months that an employee was not mandated to work overtime, and was compromised of only volunteers.
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