afternoon shift

Post-lunch work hours

The afternoon shift is a work period beginning in the early-to-mid afternoon and extending into evening, typically starting around 3 or 4 PM and ending around 11 PM or midnight.

Also called the second shift or swing shift, it bridges day and night operations: She's been on the afternoon shift for three years.

Related

warehouse · punch card · work hours · work schedule · schedule · roster · graveyard · relief · 3pm · rush hour · tiredness · fluorescent · break room · break time · coffee · supervisor · coworkers · time clock

Categories
Opposites
time of day worked

afternoon shiftmorning shift

Early scheduled work period

day shift · night shift · early shift · first shift · graveyard shift

Family

afternoon, shift, after, noon, shifts, shifted, shifting, shifter, afternoons

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G