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swing shift

noun

Definition of swing shift 

1 : the work shift between the day and night shifts (as from 4 p.m. to midnight)

2 : a group of workers in a factory operating seven days a week that work as needed to permit the regular shift workers to have one or more free days per week

Examples of swing shift in a Sentence

He works the swing shift.

First Known Use of swing shift

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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swing shift

noun

English Language Learners Definition of swing shift

: a scheduled period of work that begins in the afternoon and ends at night

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