shift
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ʃɪft/
/ʃɪft/
- [countable] a period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes
- to work a shift
- I've just finished an eight-hour shift.
- in shifts working in shifts
- on a shift to be on the day/night shift at the factory
- shift workers/work
Collocations JobsJobsGetting a jobsee also graveyard shift, night shift, split shift, swing shift- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb1- He works the night shift.
- I agreed to work double shifts for a few weeks.
- I didn't realize that I'd have to work shifts.
- I'm doing the early shift this week.
- It was 8 a.m. and the nurses were changing shifts.
- My husband changed his shifts from afternoons to nights.
- The clinic is staffed by ten doctors who work in shifts.
- The shift change took place at 10 p.m.
- They'd altered his shift pattern twice in the past fortnight.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- double
- long
- split
- …
- do
- work
- be on
- …
- begin
- start
- end
- …
- work
- manager
- supervisor
- …
- in shifts
- on a/the shift
- [countable + singular or plural verb] the workers who work a particular shift
- The night shift has/have just come off duty.
Extra Examples- The drama began at 5.15 am as the day shift was going on duty.
- Most of the night shift had already left.
- As I left the next shift was settling in for the day.
- [countable] a change in opinion, mood, policy, etc.
- The minister's recent announcement represents a major policy shift.
- a sudden shift to the right in British politics
- shift in something Does the government's condemnation of the regime signal a shift in policy?
- a dramatic shift in public opinion
- The moment marked a significant shift in attitudes to the war.
- Over the last ten years there has been a fundamental shift in the way we do business.
- shift of something a shift of emphasis
- With the shift of power in the Senate, the bill's fate is in doubt.
- shift towards something A gradual shift towards renewable energy would mean reduced carbon emissions.
- shift from something to something In developed countries there has been a shift from manufacturing to services.
Extra Examples- There was a gradual shift in the population away from the countryside to the towns.
- I detected a subtle shift towards our point of view.
- The industry has undergone a fundamental shift in recent years.
- The moment marked a significant shift in attitudes to the war.
- There has been a major shift in the public's taste.
- These climate shifts occurred over less than a decade.
- These proposals represent a dramatic shift in policy.
- a shift towards part-time farming
- the shift away from direct taxation
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distinct
- dramatic
- fundamental
- …
- be
- mark
- represent
- …
- occur
- take place
- shift between
- shift (away) from
- shift in
- …
- [uncountable] (also shift key [singular])the system on a computer keyboard or typewriter that allows capital letters or a different set of characters to be typed; the key that operates this systemWordfinderTopics Computersc2
- backspace
- click
- control
- cursor
- escape
- keyboard
- return
- shift
- slash
- space bar
- [countable] a woman’s simple straight dress
enlarge image - [countable] a simple straight piece of clothing worn by women in the past as underwear see also Doppler shift, sound shift, stick shift
period of work
change
on computer
clothing
Wordfinder
- assembly line
- capacity
- factory
- foreman
- plant
- process
- production
- shift
- shop floor
- workforce