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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The veteran Warriors sprinkled in a few response buckets over the next couple of minutes, but — without the requisite urgency or focus to make any type of run against a desperate Rockets team — Kerr called a timeout at the 5:51 mark after a Fred VanVleet layup put the Rockets lead at 29.
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Anthony Slater, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Baltimore region is experiencing an early summer, with temperatures expected to be in the 80s, though with chances of rain, over the next couple of days.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
A lot of things can change in the next couple of months or even just a few weeks.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
And everybody saw how OG Anunoby and Bridges stepped up their scoring during Brunson’s absence, something that along with the scoring presence of Towns ought to keep the Pistons from ganging up on Brunson over the next couple of weeks.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Slater, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Baltimore region is experiencing an early summer, with temperatures expected to be in the 80s, though with chances of rain, over the next couple of days.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
A lot of things can change in the next couple of months or even just a few weeks.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
And everybody saw how OG Anunoby and Bridges stepped up their scoring during Brunson’s absence, something that along with the scoring presence of Towns ought to keep the Pistons from ganging up on Brunson over the next couple of weeks.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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