The phrase "a shorter time frame" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing durations or deadlines that are less than what is typically expected or required.
Example: "We need to complete this project within a shorter time frame to meet the client's urgent needs."
Alternatives: "a reduced time period" or "a briefer duration".
Great Lakes waves arrive and disappear in a shorter time frame than ocean waves.
Referring to G.E., he added: "These might have a shorter time frame.
It is possible to cherry pick a shorter time frame over which global surface temperatures haven't warmed, as I illustrated in my other animated 'Escalator' graphic.
Faced with a story that unfolds over a shorter time frame than he is used to working with, it is as if Boyd has padded it out.
"If anything I would hope we would see a shorter time frame rather than a longer time frame," Russ Girling, TransCanada's chief executive, told reporters.
Because of the existence of the Web, it allowed the phone to have a disruptive impact in a shorter time frame".
Having a legal body investigate whether a deal took place could provide an answer in a shorter time frame than the N.C.A.A. could.
Dr. M. Michele Hogan, executive director of the American Association of Immunologists, said, "From the beginning, research on AIDS was very results-oriented, with a shorter time frame" than other N.I.H. research.
The agencies tend to look at a shorter time frame – say, five years – she said, while risks associated with climate change tend to be longer term, around ten years or more.
The Senate voted overwhelmingly today to extend sanctions against Iran and Libya for another five years, rejecting the Bush administration's efforts to limit the sanctions to a shorter time frame to allow more diplomatic flexibility.
But in general singers — at least the disciplined, cautious ones — correctly view the status quo as working to their advantage, allowing them to plan their careers thoughtfully and to see a wider horizon than a shorter time frame would allow.
