night shift
noun
1
: a period of time during the night (such as from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) in which a person is scheduled to work
He works the night shift and sleeps during the day.
2
: a group of people who work during the night shift
The night shift is starting to arrive.
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His first job was building fireproof safes on the night shift.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 15 June 2024
As the news developed over the course of that day, her thought crystallized into fact: six construction workers who were filling potholes during a night shift on the bridge have been presumed dead since Tuesday evening, and on Wednesday, divers found the bodies of two of those men.
—Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
Christina worked the night shift at a trucking firm.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Brie, Shea, and the Dunkin’ team visited the waste management center at 4:30 a.m. and filled it with donuts, coffee, Dunkin’ exclusive goodies and gift cards to greet the team coming back from the night shift along with the team signing in for the day shift.
—Esther Piccolino, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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John Hopewell, Variety, 15 June 2024
As the news developed over the course of that day, her thought crystallized into fact: six construction workers who were filling potholes during a night shift on the bridge have been presumed dead since Tuesday evening, and on Wednesday, divers found the bodies of two of those men.
—Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
Christina worked the night shift at a trucking firm.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Brie, Shea, and the Dunkin’ team visited the waste management center at 4:30 a.m. and filled it with donuts, coffee, Dunkin’ exclusive goodies and gift cards to greet the team coming back from the night shift along with the team signing in for the day shift.
—Esther Piccolino, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
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“Night shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20shift. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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