day shift

See also: dayshift

English

Noun

day shift (plural day shifts)

1. A regularly scheduled period of work during daylight hours, especially 8AM to 4PM; sometimes a 12-hour shift, such as 6AM to 6PM.

   Antonyms: night shift; graveyard shift

   Coordinate terms: second shift; third shift (often antonymous); swing shift

   Near-synonym: first shift (often synonymous)

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

   • 2006, Roberto Refinetti, Circadian physiology, volume 1, page 580:

     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)

2. A group of workers who work during this time slot.

   Antonyms: night shift; graveyard shift

   Coordinate terms: second shift; third shift (often antonymous); swing shift

   Near-synonym: first shift (often synonymous)

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

Related terms

• be on days
• shiftwork

 

Translations

A scheduled work during daylight hours

• French: poste de jour (fr) m
• Polish: dzienna zmiana (pl) f, dniówka (pl) f
• Russian: дневна́я сме́на f (dnevnája sména)