swing shift

Afternoon-to-midnight work

Swing shift is a work schedule that falls between the day shift and the night shift, typically running from late afternoon to midnight.

The term comes from the shift's position swinging between the other two.

She works swing shift at the hospital, so we rarely have dinner together.

scheduling

midshift

During one's work period

part-time · full-time · overtime · graveyard · coverage · staffing · time clock · punch in

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work schedule timing

swing shiftday shift

Work period during sunlight

graveyard shift · first shift · night shift · morning shift · third shift

schedule regularity

swing shiftregular hours

Fixed, consistent work times

fixed schedule · banker's hours

Family

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