diff --git a/kittentts/onnx_model.py b/kittentts/onnx_model.py
index b368e4f..8c2c211 100644
--- a/kittentts/onnx_model.py
+++ b/kittentts/onnx_model.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 import espeakng_loader
 from phonemizer.backend.espeak.wrapper import EspeakWrapper
 EspeakWrapper.set_library(espeakng_loader.get_library_path())
@@ -118,11 +119,22 @@ def normalize_text(self, text: str, locale: str = "en-US", return_spans: bool =
         return normalize_text(text, locale=locale, return_spans=return_spans)
 
     def generate(self, text: str, voice: str = "expr-voice-5-m", speed: float = 1.0, clean_text: bool=True) -> np.ndarray:
-        out_chunks = []
         if clean_text:
             text = self.preprocessor(text)
-        for text_chunk in chunk_text(text):
-            out_chunks.append(self.generate_single_chunk(text_chunk, voice, speed))
+        text_chunks = chunk_text(text)
+
+        if len(text_chunks) <= 1:
+            out_chunks = [self.generate_single_chunk(c, voice, speed) for c in text_chunks]
+        else:
+            # Phonemization (espeak) keeps internal state and isn't safe to call
+            # concurrently, so prepare every chunk's inputs sequentially first.
+            # ONNX Runtime sessions support concurrent run() calls, so the actual
+            # (and far more expensive) inference step can run in parallel across chunks.
+            prepared_inputs = [self._prepare_inputs(c, voice, speed) for c in text_chunks]
+            max_workers = min(len(prepared_inputs), os.cpu_count() or 4)
+            with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as executor:
+                out_chunks = list(executor.map(self._run_inference, prepared_inputs))
+
         return np.concatenate(out_chunks, axis=-1)
 
     def generate_stream(self, text: str, voice: str = "expr-voice-5-m", speed: float = 1.0, clean_text: bool = True):
@@ -136,25 +148,32 @@ def generate_stream(self, text: str, voice: str = "expr-voice-5-m", speed: float
         for text_chunk in chunk_text(text):
             yield self.generate_single_chunk(text_chunk, voice, speed)
 
+    def _run_inference(self, onnx_inputs: dict) -> np.ndarray:
+        """Run the ONNX session on already-prepared inputs and trim the output.
+
+        Safe to call concurrently from multiple threads for different inputs
+        on the same session (unlike phonemization, which is not thread-safe).
+        """
+        outputs = self.session.run(None, onnx_inputs)
+
+        # Trim audio
+        audio = outputs[0][..., :-5000]
+
+        return audio
+
     def generate_single_chunk(self, text: str, voice: str = "expr-voice-5-m", speed: float = 1.0) -> np.ndarray:
         """Synthesize speech from text.
-        
+
         Args:
             text: Input text to synthesize
             voice: Voice to use for synthesis
             speed: Speech speed (1.0 = normal)
-            
+
         Returns:
             Audio data as numpy array
         """
         onnx_inputs = self._prepare_inputs(text, voice, speed)
-        
-        outputs = self.session.run(None, onnx_inputs)
-        
-        # Trim audio
-        audio = outputs[0][..., :-5000]
-
-        return audio
+        return self._run_inference(onnx_inputs)
     
     def generate_to_file(self, text: str, output_path: str, voice: str = "expr-voice-5-m", 
                           speed: float = 1.0, sample_rate: int = 24000, clean_text: bool=True) -> None: