Время сушки указано здесь.

Сушки is the genitive singular of сушка.

In Russian, a noun often follows another noun in the genitive to show a relationship like of, for, or associated with. So:

• время сушки = time of drying / drying time

This is a very common pattern:

• время приготовления = cooking time
• время ожидания = waiting time
• температура воды = water temperature

So сушки is not the main noun here; it modifies время.

Время is in the nominative singular.

It is the grammatical subject of the sentence:

• Время сушки = the drying time
• указано = is indicated
• здесь = here

So the basic structure is:

• [subject] + [predicate] + [adverb]

Even though Russian word order is flexible, время is functioning as the subject.

Указано is the short passive participle of указать, and here it means is indicated, is specified, or is stated.

In this sentence, it works like the predicate:

• Время сушки указано здесь. = The drying time is indicated here.

This kind of form is very common in Russian, especially in formal or instructional language:

• Адрес указан ниже. = The address is given below.
• Цена указана на сайте. = The price is listed on the website.

Because it agrees with время, which is neuter singular.

Short passive participles agree in gender and number:

• masculine: указан
• feminine: указана
• neuter: указано
• plural: указаны

Since время is a neuter noun, Russian uses указано.

Not exactly. In this sentence, указано is not simply a past tense verb. It is a short passive participle used in a present-time meaning because Russian usually leaves out is.

So:

• Время сушки указано здесь. = The drying time is indicated here.

If you wanted was indicated, you would usually add a past form of быть:

• Время сушки было указано здесь. = The drying time was indicated here.

So the form itself is participial, but the time reference depends on context and whether быть is present.

Because in Russian, the present tense of быть (to be) is usually omitted.

So where English says:

• The drying time is indicated here

Russian simply says:

• Время сушки указано здесь

This is completely normal. Russian often leaves out is/am/are in the present tense:

• Он дома. = He is at home.
• Это важно. = This is important.
• Адрес указан ниже. = The address is given below.

Yes. Russian word order is flexible.

This sentence could also be:

• Здесь указано время сушки.

Both are correct, but the emphasis changes slightly.

• Время сушки указано здесь.
  Focuses first on the drying time as the topic.
• Здесь указано время сушки.
  Focuses first on here / in this place.

In English, word order is much more fixed. In Russian, case endings and agreement make this flexibility possible.

It sounds neutral to formal, and very natural in instructions, packaging, manuals, labels, or technical writing.

For example, you might see something like this on:

• product packaging
• a website
• instructions for use
• a drying or painting guide

A more conversational sentence might use different wording, but this version is perfectly normal and idiomatic in written practical Russian.

Here сушка means drying as a process.

So время сушки means:

• the time needed for drying
• the drying time
• the duration of the drying process

The noun сушка comes from the verb сушить = to dry.

In practical contexts, сушка is very common:

• сушка волос = hair drying
• сушка одежды = drying clothes
• время сушки краски = paint drying time

Yes, often you can, but the nuance may be a little different.

• время сушки often sounds practical, technical, or process-oriented
• время высыхания often emphasizes the object becoming dry

For many real-life contexts, both can work:

• время сушки краски
• время высыхания краски

But время сушки is extremely common on instructions and labels.

A natural stress pattern is:

• Вре́мя су́шки указа́но здесь.

Word stress:

• вре́мя
• су́шки
• указа́но
• здесь (monosyllabic)

That can help because Russian stress is not always predictable, and getting it right makes the sentence sound much more natural.