night shift noun
plural ∼ shifts [count] 1 : a period of time during the night (such as from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) in which a person is scheduled to work — usually singular ▪ He works the night shift [=(US) graveyard shift] and sleeps during the day. 2 : a group of people who work during the night shift — usually singular ▪ The night shift is starting to arrive.
