swing shift
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A work shift between a day shift and a night shift, such as from 4PM to midnight, and the group of workers scheduled to work such a shift at a facility.
American usage
noun
A system of shifts where each worker alternates between day shifts and night shifts.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "It is generally believed that when rotating shifts are necessary the rotation should move clockwise (that is, day shift first, then swing shift, then graveyard shift, then back to day shift, and so on)"
- "The problem is not usually associated with swing shift operation because the duties are balanced over time. When operators remain on one shift it is common for one shift to complain another has less to do."
- "We worked the swing shift. One week on days, one week on afternoons and one week on midnights"
Usage
- American usage