swing shift

noun
1.
a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.
2.
the group of workers on such a shift.
Origin:
1935–40

Related forms
swing shifter, noun
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swing shift
 
—n
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

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swing shift definition


  1. n.
    an evening work shift in a factory, usually from midafternoon to midnight. (See also graveyard shift.) : My brother works the swing shift, so I never get to see him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Applicants must be willing to work day shift or swing shift, weekends and holidays.
All swing shift employees' parking must be authorized via their office's parking coordinator.
Their work shifts include early morning, swing shift, and weekends.
He was working the swing shift the week of the incident and this was his third day of work.
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