DAY SHIFT Definition & Meaning

day shift

[ dey shift ]

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noun

the workforce, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the daytime.
the scheduled period of labor for this workforce.

day shift

noun

a group of workers who work a shift during the daytime in an industry or occupation where a night shift or a back shift is also worked
the period worked

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of day shift¹

First recorded in 1870–75

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Ms Peggie returned to work on day shifts at the end of March last year before returning to her normal night shifts.

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However, most other proteins had rhythms that changed substantially in night shift participants compared to the day shift participants.

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Sixty-six per cent of women nightshift workers experienced emotional eating and another study suggests they are around 1.5 times more likely to be overweight or obese compared to women working day shifts.

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This may mean they work from 09:00 to 17:00 and then are on call until the following morning, when they work a day shift again and then repeat the pattern across a week.

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Pantex tweeted early Wednesday that the facility was “open for normal day shift operations.”

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