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el devenir

becoming, process of change, course, passage (of time)

d e b e ˈn i ɾ
noun · masculine Rare #54,736
becoming, process of change Often used in philosophical or literary contexts.
SP: El devenir de la sociedad es difícil de predecir.
EN: The course of society’s development is hard to predict.
course, passage (of time) Literary; often used in the phrase «el devenir de los años» (over the years).
SP: Con el devenir de los años, todo cambió.
EN: Over the years, everything changed.

Con el devenir de la primavera, todo está gradualmente volviendo a la vida.

As spring approaches, everything is gradually coming back to life.

El devenir del caos es inevitable.

The onset of chaos is inevitable.

Muerte y devenir.

Death and becoming.

— Die Blechtrommel (1979)

Y en el devenir de los años, ella murió.

And as the years went by, she died.

— El laberinto del fauno (2006)