Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for night shift

night shift

noun as in nighttime work schedule

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Since April, Chambliss has worked the night shift overseeing a team of 200 welders, plumbers and electricians at a local data-center construction site.

But the appellate court said in its final ruling that the drivers were in fact told "they could eat snacks in the office, and the security employees ate snacks during night shifts."

Read more on Barron's

Medics are often expected to work night shifts, weekends and longer hours, for which they receive extra payments.

Read more on BBC

Lichtenstein notes that this phenomenon is of particular concern for women, especially those—as is the case here—working the night shift.

They switched between day and night shifts by working the “long turn,” a single 24-hour shift.

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement