split shift

splɪt ʃɪft

Definition

Definition of split shift - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

employmentwork schedule divided into two separate periods in a day

He works a split shift, starting early morning and resuming late afternoon..

workworking shift with a long break in between

The bus driver has a split shift today.

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Expressions with split

split up

stop being together as a group

The band decided to split up after the tour.

split off

separate from a larger group or structure

The small faction decided to split off from the main party..

split hairs

argue about trivial details unnecessarily

He tends to split hairs during every discussion.

split ticket

ballot with candidates from multiple parties

She cast a split ticket in the election.

split the bill

share the payment of a bill among multiple people

They decided to split the bill after dinner.

for a split second

adv.

for a very short moment or instant

I thought I saw her for a split second.

Expressions with shift

shift gear

change gears in a vehicle to adjust speed

He had to shift gear to climb the hill.

shift gears

change the gear in a vehicle

He had to shift gears to climb the hill.

shift over

move slightly to one side

Please shift over so I can sit down.

graveyard shift

work shift during the late night hours

He started working the graveyard shift at the hospital last month..

shift into gear

change the gear in a vehicle to start moving

She shifted into gear and drove away.

shift the blame

make someone else responsible for a mistake

He tried to shift the blame onto his coworker.

shift up

increase in intensity or level

The team needs to shift up their efforts to win the championship.

stick shift

lever used to change gears in a vehicle

He reached for the stick shift to change gears.

shift into higher gear

increase effort or speed in an activity

The team needs to shift into higher gear to win.

shift one's ground

change opinion contradicting previous beliefs

During the debate, she shifted her ground completely.

Examples of split shift in a sentence

She prefers a split shift to avoid rush hour traffic.
She worked a split shift at the restaurant.
His split shift allowed him to attend classes in the afternoon.

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French:service fractionné, horaire coupé, ...
German:geteilte Schicht, ...
Italian:turno spezzato, turno diviso, ...
Spanish:turno partido, ...
Portuguese:turno dividido, ...
Chinese:分段班, 分时段班次, ...
Japanese:分割シフト, ...
Arabic:وَرْدِيَّة مُزْدَوِجَة, نَوْبَة عَمَل مُقَسَّمَة, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁמֶרֶת מְפֻצֶּלֶת, מִשְׁמֶרֶת מְפֻצֶּלֶת, ...
Russian:разделённая смена, смена с перерывом, ...
Ukrainian:розділена зміна, роздільна зміна, ...
Hindi:विभाजित पाली, स्प्लिट शिफ्ट, ...
Bengali:দ্বিখণ্ডিত পালা, স্প্লিট শিফট, ...
Catalan:torn partit, jornada partida, ...
Czech:dělená směna, přerušovaná směna, ...
Danish:delt vagt, delt skift, ...
Dutch:gesplitste dienst, gebroken dienst, ...
Greek:διακεκομμένο ωράριο, διακεκομμένη βάρδια, ...
Hungarian:osztott műszak, ...
Khmer:វេនការងារបែកជាពីរដង, វេនការងារដែលបែងចែកជាពីរវគ្គដោយមានពេលសម្រាកយូរនៅចន្លោះ, ...
Korean:분할 근무, 스플릿 시프트, ...
Persian:نوبت کاری دوپاره, شیفت منقطع, ...
Polish:podzielona zmiana, ...
Portuguese (BR):turno dividido, ...
Romanian:tură împărțită, ...
Swedish:delat skift, splitpass, ...
Thai:กะงานแบบแบ่งช่วง, กะแยก, ...
Turkish:bölünmüş vardiya, ara vardiya, ...
Vietnamese:ca làm việc chia đôi, ca làm việc ngắt quãng, ...

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