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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First of all, there’s the question of whether the technology to automate jobs will be accessible and affordable in the next couple of decades.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2025
Jarry, who has been notably better this season, will return from injury in the next couple of weeks.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
In addition to the Ritz-Carlton Reserve and a Park Hyatt, which both opened in 2020, an Aman and Six Senses are slated in the next couple of years, along with a complex of $4 million villas, some of which were designed by the architect Shigeru Ban.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
The president, though, did not appear in the briefing room, and over the next couple of days avoided answering press questions.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2025
Jarry, who has been notably better this season, will return from injury in the next couple of weeks.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
In addition to the Ritz-Carlton Reserve and a Park Hyatt, which both opened in 2020, an Aman and Six Senses are slated in the next couple of years, along with a complex of $4 million villas, some of which were designed by the architect Shigeru Ban.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
The president, though, did not appear in the briefing room, and over the next couple of days avoided answering press questions.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Nov. 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 24 Nov. 2025.
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