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.

Examples of night shift in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ballard and Officer Josh Phillips, who had worked the night shift, tried asking her for more information but realized English was not her first language. —Caroline Neal, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2025

Whether you’re jet-lagged, catching up after a night shift, or simply looking to improve your nightly routine, the benefits of a sleep mask can be long-lasting after a good night’s rest. —Nicole Kinning, Wired News, 30 Aug. 2025

Directed by Jack Serio, this UK premiere of Samuel D. Hunter’s tender play finds unexpected hope in a Costco night shift and tells a modern-day tale of friendship as epic as Lewis and Clark's frontier journey. —Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

From the outset, Hatosy knew that Abbot was an amputee — his prosthetic leg is only revealed in the final minutes of the finale — who would be clocking out from the night shift in the pilot and then voluntarily return for a mass casualty event later in the season. —Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025

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