graveyard shifts
Late-night work hours
Graveyard shifts are work periods that span the late night and early morning hours, typically midnight to 8 a.m.
The name evokes the quietness and darkness associated with cemeteries.
She's been working graveyard shifts at the hospital for years.
Also called the graveyard, third shift, or night shift.
- night watchmanOvernight security guard
- workEffort toward a goal
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- dead of nightDarkest part of evening
- late nightTime near midnight
time and a half · nocturnal · labor · sleep deprivation · sleep schedule · nighttime · skeleton crew · circadian rhythm · security guard · employment · burnout · nurse · caffeine · job · fluorescent lights · loneliness · hours · duty
- shift workovertime, workweek, rosters, employee scheduling, work schedules
- sleep disruptionsinsomnia, jet lag, sleep apnea, sleep deprivation, sleep debt
- 24/7 serviceshospitals, emergency rooms, police stations, fire stations, ATMs
graveyard shiftsday shifts
Work periods during daylight
nine-to-five · business hours · first shift · regular hours · banker's hours
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