day shift
Americannoun
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the workforce, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the daytime.
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the scheduled period of labor for this workforce.
noun
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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
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the period worked
Etymology
Origin of day shift
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
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She agreed to let him paint her in part because “he was funny and bought us nice food,” she said—heading to his studio after her day shift ended.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Two victims - a mother who saved her baby in her dying moments and a security guard who was fatally stabbed on his first day shift - will receive posthumous awards.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
“Let’s say you’re working a midnight shift and you’re in San Diego, but you’re covering for Sacramento, right? I could see that shift saying, ‘We’re going to let the day shift handle it,’” Tardy said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
Since the drama stars Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, the attending physician on the day shift, associating it with NBC’s “ER” is understandable.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025
I’d only worked the day shift during summer, a plan concocted by my therapist that my mother had quickly blessed.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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