in that shift vs at that shift

Both "in that shift" and "at that shift" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In that shift" is used to refer to something happening during a specific period of work, while "at that shift" is used to indicate a specific time or location within a shift.

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in that shift

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to something happening during a specific period of work.

Use "in that shift" when you want to talk about an event or action that occurred during a particular period of work or time frame.

Examples:

In that shift, we managed to complete all the pending tasks.
She made a mistake in that shift that cost the company a lot of money.

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See, Dr. Kean made that shift in thinking.
The lieutenant in charge of intake that shift.
"Shawcross rages against societal norms,"in a voice that shifts easily from satire to poetry.
Granting aid for unavoidable costs therefore clearly gives an advantage to the beneficiary company in that it shifts its breakeven point.
It's an oceanographic phenomenon that shifts in time and space on a seasonal basis.
The danger lies in debt-fueled investment that shifts future demand to the present, without stimulating productivity growth.
I do not, therefore, understand that shift in emphasis that some people seem to find normal.
There is also concern that shifts in policy are being taken without reference to the Parliament in advance, and without even informing Parliament promptly afterwards.
And with that shift in thinking, we can now start to imagine new questions, new possibilities for robots that we might not have thought about otherwise.
My only conclusion is that Commissioner McCreevy is assisting his former Cabinet colleague and friend, Minister Harney, in shifting her policy on health insurance and blaming Brussels for that shift in policy.
Every farmhand with an ounce of school pride guards that thing in shifts.
Packages shall be so loaded in wagons that they cannot shift dangerously, overturn or fall.
And in a world that constantly shifts beneath our feet, the only thing we can know for certain is how we feel.
The plant can handle a maximum of about 80 m3/h, so that in one shift it will be possible to pump no more than the volume that will fill one section.
But despite the intention in the Delors White Paper it is obvious that in reality no shift from tax on labour to other sources is taking place; quite the reverse.
But it is only investments in rail infrastructures that can shift traffic away from the roads.
There is no point in pretending that this shift is not happening, or that standards set in New York and London will be slavishly followed in Mumbai and Beijing if China and India are not involved in the process.
Enforcing the power of producer organisations and the idea of local produce The report believes that in order to shift the balance of power within the food chain, producers' organisations should be encouraged, as this would help to increase farmers' negotiating powers.
I drive cars that shift themselves.
36 hours straight, you did on that shift.

Alternatives:

during that shift
within that shift
throughout that shift
at that time in the shift
at that point in the shift

at that shift

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a specific time or location within a shift.

Use "at that shift" when you want to specify a particular time or location within a shift, rather than referring to something that happened during the shift.