Progressive comparison (cada vez más)

Progressive changes with cada vez

To describe how things are changing over time, Spanish uses the phrases cada vez más (increasingly / more and more) and cada vez menos (less and less).

You can place these phrases directly in front of an adjective to describe an evolving trend, such as changes in the economy or society.

The global economy is increasingly important.
La economía global es cada vez más importante.
The industry's development is faster and faster.
El desarrollo de la industria es cada vez más rápido.
Today, the economy is less and less stable.
Hoy, la economía es cada vez menos estable.

Using cada vez with nouns

You can also use cada vez más and cada vez menos right before a noun to talk about increasing or decreasing amounts of something.

In English, we distinguish between "less" for uncountable things (like industry) and "fewer" for countable things (like opportunities). In Spanish, it's much simpler: just use cada vez menos for both!

We see more and more opportunities in the market.
Vemos cada vez más oportunidades en el mercado.
We have less and less industry in our city.
Tenemos cada vez menos industria en nuestra ciudad.
The population has fewer and fewer opportunities.
La población tiene cada vez menos oportunidades.
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