swing shift

noun

1. a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.

2. the group of workers on such a shift.

swing shift

noun

1. 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

2. the period worked

Other Word Forms

• swing shifter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of swing shift¹

First recorded in 1935–40