night shift
noun
night shift is a noun meaning “A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled N-I-G-H-T-S-H-I-F-T. The plural of night shift is night shifts.
What does night shift mean?
noun
- 1
A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)
- 2
A group of workers who work during the night.
Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce night shift?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-night_shift.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of night shift
- night shifts plural
- nightshift
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with night shift
Also written: nightshift (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Night shift in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | poste de nuit , équipe de nuit |
| German | Nachtschicht |
| Portuguese | turno da noite, turno noturno |
| Spanish | el turno nocturno |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.