The phrase "a shorter deadline" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a time frame that is less than what was previously established or expected.
Example: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have been given a shorter deadline to complete the project."
Alternatives: "a tighter deadline" or "a reduced deadline."
The platform operates under a different arrangement, with higher bars to entry than in the United Kingdom and a shorter deadline for all petitions.
These cases only happen when the packets with a shorter deadline has a longer expiry time as compared to the packets with longer deadlines.
In the presence of such a case, the packets which have a shorter expiry are given priority even in the case where packets having a shorter deadline are present.
(See: "EU Makes Bank Mergers Easier") The new guidelines set a shorter deadline of 60 days for regulators to consider a bid, and common standards with which to measure the financial soundness of potential bidders.
For local courses, with no restrictions on the number of participants (or with a pre-defined list of participants), a shorter deadline can be reasonable.
Having a short deadline forces songs to come together, even if they're not perfect.
She changes her tune when an emergency leaves a hole in the schedule, and the Muppets are given a short deadline to fill in the gap.
Brazil is resistant to a quick free trade agreement, and succeeded in derailing Mr. Bush's hopes of setting a short deadline for completing the negotiations.
In one recent case in California, the Fish and Wildlife Service was ordered by a federal court to produce, on a short deadline, a habitat map for the endangered red-legged frog.
Instead of leading employees gently towards a more global mindset, he set his people a short deadline to learn English and insisted they do it in their spare time and at their own expense.
