Day shift

Near-synonym: first shift (often synonymous)

I prefer to work the day shift, but I take the night shift in stride.

It is generally believed that when rotating shifts are necessary the rotation should move clockwise (that is, day shift first, then swing shift, then graveyard shift, then back to day shift, and so on)

Near-synonym: first shift (often synonymous)

You'll have to ask the day shift — the equipment was here when we left.