No. 12,411 in Swedish
skiftbyte
Shift change.
In a sentence
Skiftbytet på fabriken sker klockan tre varje dag.
The shift change at the factory happens at three o'clock every day.
Here, 'skiftbyte' is used as a noun to refer to the change of work shifts at a workplace.
Efter ett långt skift kändes skiftbytet som en lättnad.
After a long shift, the shift change felt like a relief.
In this sentence, 'skiftbyte' is used to describe the event where one shift ends and another begins, emphasizing the emotional relief associated with it.
Under skiftbytet passerar två grupper av arbetare varandra vid huvudingången.
During the shift change, two groups of workers pass each other at the main entrance.
Here, 'skiftbyte' acts as a descriptive temporal marker indicating the period when workers transition between shifts.
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