afternoon shift

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• afternoon shift — /aftəˈnun ʃɪft/ (say ahftuh noohn shift) noun (in a factory, shipyard, etc., where continuous shifts are worked) the shift which is neither day shift nor night shift, and typically runs from early afternoon to some time before midnight …  

• The Afternoon Shift — Afternoon magazine programme on BBC Radio 4 that replaced the ill fated Anderson Country . It ran between 1995 and 1998, and was presented on Mondays and Fridays by Laurie Taylor and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays by Daire Brehan …   Wikipedia

• shift — [[t]ʃɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ shifts, shifting, shifted 1) V ERG If you shift something or if it shifts, it moves slightly. [V n prep/adv] He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand... [V prep/adv] He shifted from foot to foot... The entire pile shifted …   English dictionary

• Shift work — is an employment practice designed to make use of the 24 hours of the clock, rather than a standard working day. The term shift work includes both long term night shifts and work schedules in which employees change or rotate shifts. [cite web… …   Wikipedia

• shift — ▪ I. shift shift 1 [ʆɪft] noun [countable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES one of the set periods of time during each day and night when a group of workers in a factory etc are at work before being replaced by another group of workers: • She works an eight… …   Financial and business terms

• shift — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change ADJECTIVE ▪ distinct, dramatic, fundamental, huge, important, major, marked, massive, profound, pronounced …   Collocations dictionary

• swing shift — noun the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight) • Syn: ↑evening shift • Hypernyms: ↑shift, ↑work shift, ↑duty period * * * noun 1. a …   Useful english dictionary

• Night Shift Nurses — North American cover art for Night Shift Nurses: RN s Revenge 夜勤病棟 (Yakin Byoutou) …   Wikipedia

• split shift — noun a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between • Hypernyms: ↑shift, ↑work shift, ↑duty period * * * noun : a shift of working hours divided into two or more working periods at times (as morning and evening)… …   Useful english dictionary

• back shift — ➔ shift1 * * * back shift UK US noun [C] UK (US swing shift) ► WORKPLACE, HR a period of work that begins in the afternoon and usually ends before 12 o clock at night, or the people who work at this time: »After that, they worked five weeks on… …   Financial and business terms

• swing shift — n. an evening work shift in a factory, usually from mid afternoon to midnight. (See also graveyard shift.) □ I don’t mind the swing shift. I’m a night person anyway. □ My brother works the swing shift, so I never get to see him …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions