The phrase "allow for shorter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the possibility of reducing the length or duration of something, such as time, distance, or text.
Example: "The new design will allow for shorter assembly times, making the process more efficient."
Alternatives: "permit a reduction in" or "facilitate a shorter".
His plan would allow for shorter mandatory terms for drug offenders serving some of the longest sentences, treatment instead of incarceration in some cases and some sentencing discretion for judges.
About a year ago, Mr. Montgomery changed his status at his firm to allow for shorter, more flexible hours, and he and his wife began hunting for a place here.
In the book "Lewis Carroll: Photographer" (Princeton, 2002), the historian Roger Taylor points out that one might have expected Dodgson to use a similar method when shooting portraits, as the bright light would allow for shorter exposure times, reducing the risk of subjects moving.
Flowering control should also allow for shorter breeding cycles.
A new method is proposed for acquiring 3D biexponential-weighted sodium images with two instead of three RF pulses to allow for shorter repetition time at high magnetic fields (B0 ⩾ 7 T) and reduced SAR.
Their wings were longer than the land-based model to allow for shorter take-off.
Many learning activities are scheduled into five-minute sessions to allow for short attention spans, although a favourite activity is the half-hour reading session with "buddies" from the mainstream school, who proudly wear badges to show their responsible status.
They allow for short-term contracts and encourage speculative ventures and new entrants in the market.
Finally, note that the ambient network is a superset of the intimate network, as we allow for short range interactions as well in the former.
According to the National Post, the school's dress code does not allow for "short shorts," "excessive cleavage," "halter tops/tube tops/bikini tops".
The United States and some of its key allies, including Turkey and Saudi Arabia, may be able to paper over differences that allow for short-term advances against IS.
