split shift
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- noun
- /splɪt ʃɪft/
- US
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turno dividido
- Yes, because of the split shifts after the fire, the students were really only getting about three hours of schooling per day.
- an overnight split shift
- hours on a split shift
Examples
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TSA officers in these airports are usually split-shift full-timers or part-timers, as there are typically 2-3 hour gaps in between flights.
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My dad's making my brother and me do split shifts to earn gas money.
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With the limited number of classrooms that remain at East End, the students will be put on a split-shift system.
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He works a split shift, meaning he is on duty in the morning and again in the evening.
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With the limited number of classrooms that remain at East End, the students will be put on a split shift system.
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TSA officers in these airports are usually split shift full-timers or part-timers, as there are typically 2-3 hour gaps in between flights.
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a work shift divided into two periods' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'split' (to divide) with 'shift' (work period); the compound composition clearly signals a divided shift. This is a common, literal formation (and has parallels in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Split shift comes from the picture of one shift that is split into two parts, for example working in the morning, having a long break in the afternoon, and working again in the evening. So, it means 'a work shift split into two parts with a long break between them'.