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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This system is expected to drift west-northwestward across the northwestern Bahamas and toward southern Florida during the next couple of days.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Grab Raya as your main goalkeeper if activating your wildcard in the next couple of weeks as the Arsenal defence is consistent enough to fill two of your spots at the back.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In an effort to tamp down that expense, Clary agreed in December 2022 to allow Bush to retain and exceed the maximum, then totaling 332 hours, with a secondary agreement that Bush would use the vacation time over the next couple of years.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Over the next couple of days, highs in Sacramento will hover around 75 degrees, with cooler readings across the foothills and Sierra Nevada.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Grab Raya as your main goalkeeper if activating your wildcard in the next couple of weeks as the Arsenal defence is consistent enough to fill two of your spots at the back.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In an effort to tamp down that expense, Clary agreed in December 2022 to allow Bush to retain and exceed the maximum, then totaling 332 hours, with a secondary agreement that Bush would use the vacation time over the next couple of years.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Over the next couple of days, highs in Sacramento will hover around 75 degrees, with cooler readings across the foothills and Sierra Nevada.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 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 10 Oct. 2025.
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