Oxford Dictionary English swing shift nounnoun BrE BrE//ˈswɪŋ ʃɪft// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈswɪŋ ʃɪft// (North American English, informal) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe shift (= period of time worked each day) from 3 or 4 o’clock in the afternoon until 11 or 12 at night; the workers who work this shiftSee swing shift in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: swing shift oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com