This signals the official end of a shift when tools are put away and machines are powered down. It marks the transition from company time to personal time. Supervisors use it to dismiss crews, and workers use it to coordinate their departure or plan after-hours activities.
Heard on the job
Clean up your bays so we can knock off early and beat the traffic.
Do not mix it up with
- Knockoff: Knock off is the verb for ending a shift, while a knockoff is a noun for a cheap counterfeit product.