midnight shift
Late-night work hours
The midnight shift is a work schedule that runs through the late night and early morning hours, typically starting around 11 PM or midnight and ending around 7 or 8 AM.
Also called the graveyard shift or third shift, it's common in hospitals, factories, and other operations requiring round-the-clock staffing: She's been on the midnight shift for three years.
- graveyardPlot for interring the dead
- graveyard hoursLate-night work period
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
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Work period during sunlight
first shift · morning shift · nine-to-five · regular hours · business hours
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