Meanings
plural night shifts · alternative nightshift
- A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)
1 more example
I prefer to work the night shift, but I take the day shift in stride.
Synonyms: graveyard shift · Antonyms: day shift
- A group of workers who work during the night.
Near-synonym: graveyard shift (sometimes coordinate)
1 more example
You'll have to ask the night shift — the equipment was here when we left.
Synonyms: graveyard shift · Antonyms: day shift
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan jornada nocturna
- jornada nocturnaperiod
Chinese Mandarin 夜班, 大夜班
- 夜班 (yèbān)period
- 大夜班 (dàyèbān)period
- 大夜 (dàyè)period
- 夜班職員 /夜班职员 (yèbān zhíyuán)group of workers
Czech noční směna
- noční směnaperiod
Dutch nachtdienst, nachtdienst
- nachtdienstperiod
- nachtdienstgroup of workers
Finnish yövuoro, yövuoro
- yövuoroperiod
- yövuorogroup of workers
French poste de nuit, équipe de nuit
- poste de nuitperiod
- équipe de nuitgroup of workers
German Nachtschicht, Nachtschicht
- Nachtschichtperiod
- Nachtschichtgroup of workers
Greek νυχτερινή βάρδια, νυχτερινή βάρδια
- νυχτερινή βάρδια (nychteriní várdia)period
- νυχτερινή βάρδια (nychteriní várdia)group of workers
Italian turno di notte, turno notturno
- turno di notteperiod
- turno notturnoperiod
- terzo turnoperiod
- terzaperiod
- notteperiod
Japanese 夜勤
- 夜勤 (yakin)period
Korean 야근
- 야근 (yageun)period
Norwegian Bokmål nattskift, nattskift
- nattskiftperiod
- nattskiftgroup of workers
Polish nocna zmiana, nocka
- nocna zmianaperiod
- nockaperiod
- nocna zmianagroup of workers
Portuguese turno da noite, turno noturno
- turno da noiteperiod
- turno noturnoperiod
- turno da noitegroup of workers
- turno noturnogroup of workers
Russian ночна́я сме́на, ночна́я сме́на
- ночна́я сме́на (nočnája sména)period
- ночна́я сме́на (nočnája sména)group of workers
Slovak nočná zmena
- nočná zmenaperiod
Spanish el turno nocturno
- el turno nocturnoperiod
Swedish nattskift, nattskift
- nattskiftperiod
- nattskiftgroup of workers
Turkish gece vardiyası, gececiler
- gece vardiyasıperiod
- gececilergroup of workers
Ukrainian нічна зміна, нічна зміна
- нічна зміна (nična zmina)period
- нічна зміна (nična zmina)group of workers
Vietnamese ca đêm
- ca đêmperiod
Cite this entry
night shift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20shift
“night shift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20shift. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night shift,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20shift.
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