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シフトする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General movement or change in position, direction, or emphasis. Used as a noun or with する for intransitive shifting.

work shift; work schedule

Refers to a scheduled work period, such as a day shift or night shift. Common in part-time job contexts.

Specifically for changing gears in a vehicle. Can be used as a noun or with する for the action of shifting gears.

〈事こと〉にシフトするto shift (one's focus, trend, etc.) toward something
若わか者ものの関かん心しんはスマートフォンにシフトしている。
Young people's interest has shifted toward smartphones.
シフトを組くむto make up a work shift schedule
来らい週しゅうのシフトを組くむのに時じ間かんがかかった。
It took a while to put together next week's shift schedule.
シフトに入はいるto be assigned to / work a shift
彼かれは夜よるのシフトに入はいっている。
He's working the night shift.
シフトを代かわるto swap shifts with someone
急きゅう用ようがあって、同どう僚りょうとシフトを代かわってもらった。
I had something urgent come up, so I got a coworker to swap shifts with me.
シフトダウンするto shift down (to a lower gear)
カーブの前まえでシフトダウンする。
Shift down before entering the curve.

交こう代たいN2sense 2
交代 is the native Japanese word for taking turns or swapping shifts, while シフト (in the work-schedule sense) is the loanword used for the assigned schedule itself.
変へん更こうN3sense 1
変更 means a general change or modification, while シフト specifically implies a shift in position, emphasis, or direction.
移い動どうN3sense 1
移動 refers to physical or literal movement from one place to another, whereas シフト can describe more abstract shifts in focus or trend.
転てん換かんN1sense 1
転換 is a more formal word for a conversion or turnaround (as in 方針転換), while シフト is a casual loanword used for the same kind of change in emphasis or direction.
変へん速そく
シフト is a casual, often automotive-specific word for shifting gears, whereas 変速 is the standard term used in technical and everyday contexts for bicycles and machines.

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Loanword from English 'shift', borrowed into Japanese with katakana spelling.