English Dictionary

swing shift

名詞

アメリカ英語

(US) A work shift between a day shift and a night shift, such as from 4PM to midnight, and the group of workers scheduled to work such a shift at a facility.

日本語の意味

日勤と夜勤の間にある勤務シフト、例えば午後4時から深夜0時までの勤務、またその勤務に割り当てられた労働者のグループ

I'm assigned to the swing shift this month, so I start at 4 PM and finish at midnight.

今月は午後4時から午前0時までの夕方から深夜にかけての勤務に割り当てられているので、午後4時に出勤して午前0時に退勤します。

意味（1）

(US) A work shift between a day shift and a night shift, such as from 4PM to midnight, and the group of workers scheduled to work such a shift at a facility.

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)

意味（2）

(US) A system of shifts where each worker alternates between day shifts and night shifts.

The problem is not usually associated with swing shift operation because the duties are balanced over time. When operators remain on one shift it is common for one shift to complain another has less to do.

swing shifts （ plural ）