Progressive change with "steeds"
When describing something continually changing, English often repeats a comparative adjective ("taller and taller", "more and more") or uses "increasingly" ("increasingly sustainable").
In Dutch, express this ongoing change simply by placing steeds before a comparative adjective or adverb. You do not need to repeat the comparative.
| The city is being expanded because more and more inhabitants are coming. | De stad wordt uitgebreid omdat er steeds meer inwoners komen. |
| Those skyscrapers in the center are getting taller and taller. | Die wolkenkrabbers in het centrum worden steeds hoger. |
Depending on the context, steeds translates naturally to either "[X] and [X]" or "increasingly [X]".
| That building is becoming increasingly sustainable. | Dat gebouw wordt steeds duurzamer. |
| The new infrastructure makes the city increasingly accessible. | De nieuwe infrastructuur maakt de stad steeds bereikbaarder. |
This structure also works with adverbs to describe how an action changes over time.
| We must expand that network faster and faster. | Wij moeten dat netwerk steeds sneller uitbreiden. |
| The facilities for the inhabitants are getting better and better. | De voorzieningen voor de inwoners worden steeds beter. |
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