Meaning of graveyard shift | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A work shift late at night, especially one from midnight to 8 AM on a three-shift schedule.
2. A group of workers who work during this time slot.

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Examples

“Near-synonym: night shift (sometimes synonymous; sometimes coordinate)”

“I had to work⟳ the graveyard shift for most of that year, and at first I hated it, but eventually I even kind of liked it, in some ways.”

“Now she's workin' the graveyard shift at the hospital. She'll be comin' home in less than an hour and a half. Make⟳ your phone calls, talk⟳ to your people, then get⟳ the fuck out of my house.”

“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)”

“You'll have⟳ to ask⟳ the graveyard shift — the equipment was here when we left.”

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