swing shift
noun
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Those on the day shift work from 6 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Those on the swing shift work from noon to 10:30 p.m.
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
The swing shift is about to start at a plant that is about to close.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
For her work, cleaning rooms on the swing shift—between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m.—Mendez makes $21 an hour, and rarely gets tips.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
Kenley Jansen wanted to when Alex Cora apologized to ex-Dodgers for Astros cheating June 29, 2023 The Dodgers wasted no time punching in for their swing shift, Betts opening the game with a double off the right-center field wall.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
One Hearthside worker, Carolina Yoc, 15, described a grueling schedule of juggling school and eight-hour swing shifts each day, working to nearly midnight packaging Cheerios.
—Hannah Dreier, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
One Hearthside worker, Carolina Yoc, 15, described a grueling schedule of juggling school and eight-hour swing shifts packaging Cheerios each day.
—Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
His late father used to work swing shifts at a power station.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2023
He’s also taken a job at a call center, accepting a swing shift that will mean missing dinners with his family.
—Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Oct. 2020
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Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
The swing shift is about to start at a plant that is about to close.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
For her work, cleaning rooms on the swing shift—between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m.—Mendez makes $21 an hour, and rarely gets tips.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
Kenley Jansen wanted to when Alex Cora apologized to ex-Dodgers for Astros cheating June 29, 2023 The Dodgers wasted no time punching in for their swing shift, Betts opening the game with a double off the right-center field wall.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
One Hearthside worker, Carolina Yoc, 15, described a grueling schedule of juggling school and eight-hour swing shifts each day, working to nearly midnight packaging Cheerios.
—Hannah Dreier, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
One Hearthside worker, Carolina Yoc, 15, described a grueling schedule of juggling school and eight-hour swing shifts packaging Cheerios each day.
—Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
His late father used to work swing shifts at a power station.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2023
He’s also taken a job at a call center, accepting a swing shift that will mean missing dinners with his family.
—Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Oct. 2020
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“Swing shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20shift. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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