Kiirenemist

Kiirenemist is an Estonian noun that denotes the act or process of becoming faster, essentially a speeding up or acceleration. In English, it is most closely rendered as acceleration or speed-up, and it is used to describe the increasing pace of various phenomena or activities.

The term is formed from the verb kiirenema, meaning to accelerate or to hasten. The abstract concept is kiirenemine, while kiirenemist is a grammatical form of kiirenemine used in different cases within sentences. This makes kiirenemist a flexible term for referring to the notion of speeding up without committing to a specific domain.

Usage of kiirenemist span a range of contexts. In economic and policy discourse, it can describe the acceleration of growth, investment, or reform, often with qualifiers such as märkimisväärne kiirenemine (significant acceleration). In technology and urban planning, it may be used to discuss the increasing pace of innovation, digitalization, or urban development. The term is primarily found in Estonian-language texts and media, where it helps characterize trends that are proceeding more rapidly than before.

Related concepts include kiirenema (to accelerate) and kiirendus, which more directly corresponds to the technical notion of acceleration in physics and related fields. Kiirenemist should not be confused with kiirendus in precise scientific contexts, where a more specific term is typically preferred.