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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Snow and ice will stretch from New England to the Gulf of Mexico in the next couple of days.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
By Monday, Trump and Biden were signaling that a deal was imminent as talks intensified over the next couple of days, with details still being finalized up until just hours before the resolution became public on Wednesday.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
He was filled with butterflies, and couldn't sleep much over the next couple of days.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Kansas City will see some of the warmest temperatures of the New Year over the next couple of days, but an arctic blast will follow closely behind with dangerously cold weather.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
By Monday, Trump and Biden were signaling that a deal was imminent as talks intensified over the next couple of days, with details still being finalized up until just hours before the resolution became public on Wednesday.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
He was filled with butterflies, and couldn't sleep much over the next couple of days.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Kansas City will see some of the warmest temperatures of the New Year over the next couple of days, but an arctic blast will follow closely behind with dangerously cold weather.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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