Definition
A work shift occurring during the early part of the day; the first working period in a multi-shift operation.
Etymology
Combining 'fore-' (before, early) and 'shift' (a period of work, from Old English origins). This term became common during the Industrial Revolution when factories operated with multiple work shifts, and 'foreshift' indicated the earliest crew.
Kelly Says
Factory workers and nurses use this term constantly—the foreshift is traditionally the day shift that starts early in the morning, and research shows foreshift workers often have better health outcomes than night shift workers, likely because they're working during their body's natural waking hours!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መጀመሪያ
me-je-me-ri-ya
ARالعربية
بدء الدوام
bid-u al-duwam
BNবাংলা
পরিবর্তন
pa-ri-bor-ton
CACatalà
inici de torn
in-i-si deh torn
CSČeština
začátek směny
zah-che-te-k sme-ny
DADansk
skiftstart
shi-ft-start
DEDeutsch
Anfangsdienst
ants-fangs-di-ents
ELΕλληνικά
αλλαγή βάρδιας
al-la-gi va-r-di-as
ESEspañol
cambio de turno
kam-bee-o deh turn-oh
FISuomi
vuoronvaihto
vu-ro-n-vai-hto
FRFrançais
début de poste
day-boo deh post
GUGU
શિફ્ટ શરૂ
shi-ft-shu-ru
HEעברית
התחלה של משמר
ha-ti-cha-la shel mis-mar
HIहिन्दी
शुरुआती बदलाव
shuru-aati bad-laav
HUMagyar
szakváltás
szak-valt-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
pergantian shift
per-ga-na-tan shift
ITItaliano
inizio turno
in-zee-o turn-oh
KKKK
аялым бастау
a-ya-lym ba-sta-u
KMKM
ចំណា embolism
cham-na e-mbol-ism
MRMR
शिफ्ट सुरुवात
shi-ft-su-ru-wa-at
MSBahasa Melayu
peralihan
pe-ra-li-han
NLNederlands
begin van de dienst
be-gin van de dienst
NONorsk
skiftstart
shi-ft-start
PAPA
ਸ਼ਿਫਟ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ
shi-ft-shu-ru
PTPortuguês
inicio de turno
in-si-thee-oh deh turn-oh
RORomână
începutul turei
in-tse-put-ul tu-rei
RUРусский
начало смены
na-cha-lo s-men-yi
SVSvenska
skiftstart
shi-ft-start
SWKiswahili
kuanza
ku-an-za
TAதமிழ்
மாற்றம்
ma-rat-tam
TLTL
pagbabago ng turno
pa-ga-ba-go ng turn-oh
TRTürkçe
vardiya başlangıcı
var-dee-ya ba-sh-lan-gi-chi
UKУкраїнська
початок зміни
po-cha-tok z-my-ny
VITiếng Việt
bắt đầu ca
bat dau ca
ZH中文
值班开始
zhi-ban kai-shi
ZUZU
umshini
oom-shee-nee