Definition

1. Noun:
   • The group of workers who work during the evening hours: "evening shift" refers to the team or crew scheduled to work in the evening, typically covering hours like 4 p.m. to midnight.
   • The scheduled period of work that occurs in the evening: "evening shift" also refers to the specific block of time designated for work during the evening, such as from late afternoon to midnight.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The evening shift is responsible for closing the restaurant. (The group of workers who work in the evening is responsible for closing the restaurant.)
  • She prefers working the evening shift because it allows her mornings free. (She prefers working the scheduled evening work period because it allows her mornings free.)
  • Management needs to hire more people for the evening shift. (Management needs to hire more people for the team that works in the evening.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be on the evening shift": to be scheduled to work during the evening hours.
  • I can't meet for dinner; I'm on the evening shift this week.
• "to work the evening shift": to perform one's job during the evening work period.
  • He works the evening shift at the factory.

Variants and Related Words

• Shift (n): A scheduled period of work. (e.g., )
• Shift work (n): A work schedule that operates outside of typical daytime hours.
• Swing shift (n): A term sometimes used interchangeably with "evening shift," often covering afternoon to late evening hours.

Synonyms

• Late shift: A shift occurring later in the day.
• Second shift: In a three-shift system, the shift following the day shift.

Antonyms

• Day shift: The work shift during daytime hours.
• Morning shift: The work shift during the morning.

Noun

1. workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
2. the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)