night shift
noun
1
: a period of time during the night (such as from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) in which a person is scheduled to work
He works the night shift and sleeps during the day.
2
: a group of people who work during the night shift
The night shift is starting to arrive.
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Melatonin supplements can greatly improve the sleep quality of people who work the night shift, are jet-lagged, or have trouble falling asleep due to insomnia.
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Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025
There is an unusually tight connection between those who work the night shift at WBZ.
—Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The threat forced Ford to shut down production at the assembly plant and associated buildings, including the paint and body shops, and evacuate about 2,200 employees for the night shift.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
When Haddish was 8, her mom left home for a night shift and didn’t come back; two days passed before Haddish learned her mother had sustained a critical brain injury in a near-fatal car collision.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025
There is an unusually tight connection between those who work the night shift at WBZ.
—Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The threat forced Ford to shut down production at the assembly plant and associated buildings, including the paint and body shops, and evacuate about 2,200 employees for the night shift.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
When Haddish was 8, her mom left home for a night shift and didn’t come back; two days passed before Haddish learned her mother had sustained a critical brain injury in a near-fatal car collision.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Night shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20shift. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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