swing shift
Americannoun
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a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.
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the group of workers on such a shift.
noun
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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
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the period worked
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of swing shift
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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It could be that the job has downtime when you can work on personal projects or has a swing shift so you can use your mornings to write.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2023
He chose the swing shift so that his wife could use the couple’s car for her day shift.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2022
Most recently, Lim worked the swing shift, 1 p.m. to 1 a.m., at Community Regional Medical Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
The man said he worked a swing shift the day Watkins disappeared and had never seen her before, police said.
From Fox News ● Dec. 12, 2020
I took on a security job, swing shift at a furniture warehouse in Sunnyvale.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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