'shorter length of time' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an amount of time that is less in duration than another amount of time. For example: "We finished the project in a shorter length of time than we had anticipated."
A smaller part of your body makes contact for a shorter length of time.
Credit card statements are also generally saved for a shorter length of time, and there can be fees for getting older bills.
Οther components of the field have been observed for a shorter length of time, but they also are exhibiting similar rapid change.
To test the hypothesis that infants who received dexamethasone would have a shorter length of time on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
This results in a much shorter length of time in this stage compared to the main sequence lifetime.
The RBR using physicians had been in practice for a shorter length of time.
They can also be for shorter lengths of time than the typical 10 years and require a far smaller security deposit up front.
The live crab operation is like day boat fishing: the vessels are smaller and go out for shorter lengths of time, to bring back a premium catch that sells for more money.
These days, she says, his most precious asset is credibility.One obvious effect of all this bloodletting is that bosses are staying in their jobs for ever shorter lengths of time.
USA Today also reported that the three other swimmers were suspended, although for shorter lengths of time, and that Lochte would be banned from a championship swim meet in Budapest in 2017.
That is to say: these data do not suggest that the fly is "choosing" to walk slowly for shorter lengths of time, but show the physical nature of the locomotor behavior.
