The phrase "a change in terms" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing modifications or alterations to the conditions or stipulations of an agreement, contract, or situation.
Example: "The company announced a change in terms regarding the payment schedule for the project."
Alternatives: "a modification of terms" or "an adjustment in conditions".
The parties said the banks balked at providing financing when the debt markets deteriorated and asked for a change in terms that prevented the deal from being completed.
The Irish government has branded the bailout interest rates as "punitive" and has been using the Greek crisis as leverage for a change in terms in Europe.
This is Metro Manila … By 2020 there will be a change in terms of infrastructure and how the economy progresses in Metro Manila.
At the time, the developer's chief operating officer, J. Pierre Gagne, said that government rules and rising costs had made the project impractical, but that a change in terms might revive his interest.
"As young people become used to reading virtually everything online," said Paul LeClerc, president of the New York Public Library, "that is going to propel a change in terms of readership of e-books rather than readership of physical books".
"Above all, I want to see a change in terms of university financial performance and accountability and this will be my greatest and first assignment to accomplish as soon as I qualify," she said.
Mr. Giuliani said yesterday that he might decide to support a change in term limits because some veteran Council members had been helpful to him during his early days at City Hall.
Mr. Bloomberg, having persuaded the City Council to approve a change in term limits that paved the way for his re-election in 2009, has presided over city government for more than a decade, and he still gets solid grades.
These discussions may or may not lead to a change in the terms of the combination of A.I.A. Group Limited and Prudential".
I recommend giving at least two months' notice of any fees increase so they know exactly when to be expecting a change in payment terms.
"These discussions may or may not lead to a change in the terms of the combination of A.I.A. Group Limited and Prudential," it added.
