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night shift

noun

  1. work period during the night
  2. group of people employed to work during a nighttime period
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.

    Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)

    I prefer to work the night shift, but I take the day shift in stride.

  2. A group of workers who work during the night.

    Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)

    You'll have to ask the night shift — the equipment was here when we left.