the next couple of
idiom
: the upcoming two : the next two
Our schedule is booked solid for the next couple of weeks.
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High temperatures are forecast to only stay in the single digits for the next couple of afternoons in the central Plains, setting numerous cold high-temperature records.
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
But there’s one aspect that is going to cause some consumer pain for the next couple of months – flying.
—Jason Ogaard, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This is going to come out of her over the next couple of days.
—NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
And there’s a lot of chatter about My Neighbour Totoro crossing to New York within the next couple of years.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
But there’s one aspect that is going to cause some consumer pain for the next couple of months – flying.
—Jason Ogaard, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This is going to come out of her over the next couple of days.
—NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
And there’s a lot of chatter about My Neighbour Totoro crossing to New York within the next couple of years.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
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“The next couple of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20next%20couple%20of. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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