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 Words From

• swing shifter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of swing shift¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

I was cut from that… and I was cut from Swing Shift, the Jonathan Demme film with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.

From The Daily Beast

They were waiting up for the father—he's on the swing shift—and the kid wanted ice cream.

From Project Gutenberg

Swing-shift employes, arriving at the factory for work, crowded past the two girls.

From Project Gutenberg

Riuku was glad too, the next afternoon when the swing shift started pouring through the gates.

From Project Gutenberg