The cervix changes more rapidly and predictably in the active phase until it reaches 10 centimeters and cervical dilation and effacement are complete. Active labor with more rapid cervical dilation generally starts around 6 centimeters of dilation. During the active phase, the cervix typically dilates at a rate of 1.2 to 1.5 centimeters per hour.
When you watch the films leading up to 5cm/sec you can see that Shinkai keeps returning to the same theme - happiness (through connection) and how susceptible it is to change. I think for him, romantic connection is emblematic of the greatest happiness humans can have. Shinkai is such a hopeless romantic. But he keeps running into the problem
5 Centimeters per Second is a quiet, beautiful anime about the life of a boy called Takaki, told in three acts over the span of seventeen years. The movie explores the experience and thrill of having a first love, as well as being someone elseโs.
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