night shift

• nightshift

night shift (plural night shifts)

1. A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.

   Antonym: day shift

   Coordinate terms: first shift; second shift, third shift (sometimes synonymous); swing shift

   Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)

   I prefer to work the night shift, but I take the day shift in stride.

2. A group of workers who work during the night.

   Antonym: day shift

   Coordinate terms: first shift; second shift, third shift (sometimes synonymous); swing shift

   Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)

   You'll have to ask the night shift — the equipment was here when we left.

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