Breakdown of Bindningstiden och uppsägningstiden är långa.
Questions & Answers about Bindningstiden och uppsägningstiden är långa.
Because Swedish makes compound nouns very freely, and they are normally written as one word.
So:
- bindningstid = bindning
- tid
- uppsägningstid = uppsägning
- tid
Then -en is added at the end to make each noun definite:
- bindningstid + en → bindningstiden
- uppsägningstid + en → uppsägningstiden
English often uses separate words where Swedish prefers one compound word.
A useful breakdown is:
- bindning = binding, commitment, being tied in
- tid = time, period
→ bindningstid = a binding period or lock-in period
And:
- uppsägning = cancellation, termination, giving notice
- tid = time, period
→ uppsägningstid = a notice period or termination notice period
So the sentence is talking about two different kinds of contract-related periods.