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El desarrollo de la industria es cada vez más rápido.

El desarrollo de la industria es cada vez más rápido.
The industry's development is faster and faster.
From Lesson 193:Progressive comparison (cada vez más)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about El desarrollo de la industria es cada vez más rápido.

How exactly does cada vez más rápido mean "faster and faster"?
The phrase cada vez más literally translates to "each time more." When you add the adjective rápido, it means "increasingly fast" or "faster and faster." Notice that Spanish does not repeat the adjective like English does.
Since the speed is changing, why do we use es instead of está?
While estar is often used for states that change, here we are describing an event or process: el desarrollo (the development). In Spanish, when you describe the characteristics of an event or process taking place, you use ser.
Why is it rápido (masculine) when it is right next to la industria (feminine)?
The adjective rápido is describing el desarrollo (the development), which is masculine. It is not describing la industria. If the industry itself were getting faster, it would be la industria es cada vez más rápida.
Is there a way to say "the industry's development" without using de la?
No, Spanish does not have an equivalent to the English apostrophe-s ('s). You must always use the "noun + de + owner" structure, which gives us el desarrollo de la industria.

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