diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/adapter/BaseQuery.js b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/adapter/BaseQuery.js
index 576a2eadfe9cc..868942c2ce26a 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/adapter/BaseQuery.js
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/adapter/BaseQuery.js
@@ -1287,10 +1287,22 @@ export class BaseQuery {
     if (memberDef.addGroupByReferences) {
       queryContext = { ...queryContext, dimensions: R.uniq(queryContext.dimensions.concat(memberDef.addGroupByReferences)) };
     }
-    if (memberDef.timeShiftReferences) {
-      queryContext = {
-        ...queryContext,
-        timeDimensions: queryContext.timeDimensions.map(td => {
+    if (memberDef.timeShiftReferences?.length) {
+      let mapFn;
+
+      if (memberDef.timeShiftReferences.length === 1 && !memberDef.timeShiftReferences[0].timeDimension) {
+        const timeShift = memberDef.timeShiftReferences[0];
+        mapFn = (td) => {
+          if (td.shiftInterval) {
+            throw new UserError(`Hierarchical time shift is not supported but was provided for '${td.dimension}'. Parent time shift is '${td.shiftInterval}' and current is '${timeShift.interval}'`);
+          }
+          return {
+            ...td,
+            shiftInterval: timeShift.type === 'next' ? this.negateInterval(timeShift.interval) : timeShift.interval
+          };
+        };
+      } else {
+        mapFn = (td) => {
           const timeShift = memberDef.timeShiftReferences.find(r => r.timeDimension === td.dimension);
           if (timeShift) {
             if (td.shiftInterval) {
@@ -1302,7 +1314,12 @@ export class BaseQuery {
             };
           }
           return td;
-        })
+        };
+      }
+
+      queryContext = {
+        ...queryContext,
+        timeDimensions: queryContext.timeDimensions.map(mapFn)
       };
     }
     queryContext = {
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/compiler/CubeEvaluator.ts b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/compiler/CubeEvaluator.ts
index 880e80bf85eb4..ac71717d034ea 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/compiler/CubeEvaluator.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/compiler/CubeEvaluator.ts
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ export type DimensionDefinition = {
 };
 
 export type TimeShiftDefinition = {
-  timeDimension: (...args: Array<unknown>) => ToString,
+  timeDimension?: (...args: Array<unknown>) => ToString,
   interval: string,
   type: 'next' | 'prior',
 };
 
 export type TimeShiftDefinitionReference = {
-  timeDimension: string,
+  timeDimension?: string,
   interval: string,
   type: 'next' | 'prior',
 };
@@ -353,8 +353,13 @@ export class CubeEvaluator extends CubeSymbols {
           member.addGroupByReferences = this.evaluateReferences(cubeName, member.addGroupBy);
         }
         if (member.timeShift) {
-          member.timeShiftReferences = member.timeShift
-            .map(s => ({ ...s, timeDimension: this.evaluateReferences(cubeName, s.timeDimension) }));
+          member.timeShiftReferences = member.timeShift.map((s): TimeShiftDefinitionReference => ({
+            interval: s.interval,
+            type: s.type,
+            ...(typeof s.timeDimension === 'function'
+              ? { timeDimension: this.evaluateReferences(cubeName, s.timeDimension) }
+              : {}),
+          }));
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/compiler/CubeValidator.ts b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/compiler/CubeValidator.ts
index 97508876eab70..14c7e460c3983 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/compiler/CubeValidator.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/src/compiler/CubeValidator.ts
@@ -564,6 +564,18 @@ const multiStageMeasureType = Joi.string().valid(
   'rank'
 );
 
+const timeShiftItemRequired = Joi.object({
+  timeDimension: Joi.func().required(),
+  interval: regexTimeInterval.required(),
+  type: Joi.string().valid('next', 'prior').required(),
+});
+
+const timeShiftItemOptional = Joi.object({
+  timeDimension: Joi.func(), // не required
+  interval: regexTimeInterval.required(),
+  type: Joi.string().valid('next', 'prior').required(),
+});
+
 const MeasuresSchema = Joi.object().pattern(identifierRegex, Joi.alternatives().conditional(Joi.ref('.multiStage'), [
   {
     is: true,
@@ -574,11 +586,10 @@ const MeasuresSchema = Joi.object().pattern(identifierRegex, Joi.alternatives().
       groupBy: Joi.func(),
       reduceBy: Joi.func(),
       addGroupBy: Joi.func(),
-      timeShift: Joi.array().items(Joi.object().keys({
-        timeDimension: Joi.func().required(),
-        interval: regexTimeInterval.required(),
-        type: Joi.string().valid('next', 'prior').required(),
-      })),
+      timeShift: Joi.alternatives().conditional(Joi.array().length(1), {
+        then: Joi.array().items(timeShiftItemOptional),
+        otherwise: Joi.array().items(timeShiftItemRequired)
+      }),
       // TODO validate for order window functions
       orderBy: Joi.array().items(Joi.object().keys({
         sql: Joi.func().required(),
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/integration/postgres/sql-generation.test.ts b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/integration/postgres/sql-generation.test.ts
index 76f159e5b8856..0f5b525c17191 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/integration/postgres/sql-generation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/integration/postgres/sql-generation.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ describe('SQL Generation', () => {
             type: 'prior',
           }]
         },
+        revenue_day_ago_no_td: {
+          multi_stage: true,
+          type: 'sum',
+          sql: \`\${revenue}\`,
+          time_shift: [{
+            interval: '1 day',
+            type: 'prior',
+          }]
+        },
         cagr_day: {
           multi_stage: true,
           sql: \`ROUND(100 * \${revenue} / NULLIF(\${revenue_day_ago}, 0))\`,
@@ -1347,6 +1356,26 @@ SELECT 1 AS revenue,  cast('2024-01-01' AS timestamp) as time UNION ALL
     { visitors__created_at_day: '2017-01-06T00:00:00.000Z', visitors__cagr_day: '300', visitors__revenue: '900', visitors__revenue_day_ago: '300' }
   ]));
 
+  it('CAGR (no td in time_shift)', async () => runQueryTest({
+    measures: [
+      'visitors.revenue',
+      'visitors.revenue_day_ago_no_td',
+      'visitors.cagr_day'
+    ],
+    timeDimensions: [{
+      dimension: 'visitors.created_at',
+      granularity: 'day',
+      dateRange: ['2016-12-01', '2017-01-31']
+    }],
+    order: [{
+      id: 'visitors.created_at'
+    }],
+    timezone: 'America/Los_Angeles'
+  }, [
+    { visitors__created_at_day: '2017-01-05T00:00:00.000Z', visitors__cagr_day: '150', visitors__revenue: '300', visitors__revenue_day_ago_no_td: '200' },
+    { visitors__created_at_day: '2017-01-06T00:00:00.000Z', visitors__cagr_day: '300', visitors__revenue: '900', visitors__revenue_day_ago_no_td: '300' }
+  ]));
+
   it('sql utils', async () => runQueryTest({
     measures: [
       'visitors.visitor_count'
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/unit/cube-validator.test.ts b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/unit/cube-validator.test.ts
index 2c39328166b15..19b8d84ef2c9f 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/unit/cube-validator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-schema-compiler/test/unit/cube-validator.test.ts
@@ -251,27 +251,136 @@ describe('Cube Validation', () => {
     expect(validationResult.error).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
-  it('measures alternatives', async () => {
-    const cubeValidator = new CubeValidator(new CubeSymbols());
-    const cube = {
-      name: 'name',
-      sql: () => '',
-      fileName: 'fileName',
-      measures: {
-        number: {
-          type: 'suma'
+  describe('Measures', () => {
+    it('measures alternatives', async () => {
+      const cubeValidator = new CubeValidator(new CubeSymbols());
+      const cube = {
+        name: 'name',
+        sql: () => '',
+        fileName: 'fileName',
+        measures: {
+          number: {
+            type: 'suma'
+          }
         }
-      }
-    };
+      };
 
-    const validationResult = cubeValidator.validate(cube, {
-      error: (message: any, _e: any) => {
-        console.log(message);
-        expect(message).toContain('must be one of [count, number,');
-      }
-    } as any);
+      const validationResult = cubeValidator.validate(cube, {
+        error: (message: any, _e: any) => {
+          console.log(message);
+          expect(message).toContain('must be one of [count, number,');
+        }
+      } as any);
 
-    expect(validationResult.error).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(validationResult.error).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('2 timeShifts, 1 without timeDimension', async () => {
+      const cubeValidator = new CubeValidator(new CubeSymbols());
+      const cube = {
+        name: 'name',
+        sql: () => '',
+        fileName: 'fileName',
+        measures: {
+          measure_with_time_shift: {
+            multiStage: true,
+            type: 'sum',
+            sql: () => '',
+            timeShift: [
+              {
+                timeDimension: () => '',
+                interval: '1 day',
+                type: 'prior',
+              },
+              {
+                interval: '1 day',
+                type: 'prior',
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      const validationResult = cubeValidator.validate(cube, {
+        error: (message: any, _e: any) => {
+          console.log(message);
+          expect(message).toContain('(measures.measure_with_time_shift.timeShift[1].timeDimension) is required');
+        }
+      } as any);
+
+      expect(validationResult.error).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it('3 timeShifts', async () => {
+      const cubeValidator = new CubeValidator(new CubeSymbols());
+      const cube = {
+        name: 'name',
+        sql: () => '',
+        fileName: 'fileName',
+        measures: {
+          measure_with_time_shift: {
+            multiStage: true,
+            type: 'sum',
+            sql: () => '',
+            timeShift: [
+              {
+                timeDimension: () => '',
+                interval: '1 day',
+                type: 'prior',
+              },
+              {
+                timeDimension: () => '',
+                interval: '1 year',
+                type: 'next',
+              },
+              {
+                timeDimension: () => '',
+                interval: '1 week',
+                type: 'prior',
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      const validationResult = cubeValidator.validate(cube, {
+        error: (message: any, _e: any) => {
+          console.log(message);
+        }
+      } as any);
+
+      expect(validationResult.error).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
+    it('1 timeShift without timeDimension', async () => {
+      const cubeValidator = new CubeValidator(new CubeSymbols());
+      const cube = {
+        name: 'name',
+        sql: () => '',
+        fileName: 'fileName',
+        measures: {
+          measure_with_time_shift: {
+            multiStage: true,
+            type: 'sum',
+            sql: () => '',
+            timeShift: [
+              {
+                interval: '1 day',
+                type: 'prior',
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      };
+
+      const validationResult = cubeValidator.validate(cube, {
+        error: (message: any, _e: any) => {
+          console.log(message);
+        }
+      } as any);
+
+      expect(validationResult.error).toBeFalsy();
+    });
   });
 
   it('OriginalSqlSchema', async () => {