The process by which something gradually fades from visibility or awareness—not because it’s gone, but because it’s operating beyond the range of detection. Still present. Still active. Just no longer seen.
"After the black hole collapsed, the surrounding radiation didn’t vanish—it began shadow shifting into the background curvature of space."
by TenTails July 16, 2025

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by InterpersonalCommunication February 19, 2025

Isn't Hayley working today, where is she, it's 7?
Oh, she's doing a Cassidy Shift today, coming in at 9.
Oh, she's doing a Cassidy Shift today, coming in at 9.
by OGRT June 27, 2022

Friend:Hey, you want to go get a drink after work?
Friend 2:No, I can't. I have a gauntlet shift this week and I need the rest.
Friend 2:No, I can't. I have a gauntlet shift this week and I need the rest.
by 2pens1word July 11, 2019

by Swagdaddy1234 December 14, 2013

by fosterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr January 11, 2021

When working in retail or fast food, where half of the working staff are present, and all of the resources and supplies are there.
“I can’t believe that Jeff got everyone else sick with a cold. Thanks to him, we’re stuck in a Thanos Shift.”
by CaveJohnson94 June 9, 2020
