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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Over the next couple of weeks, people started showing up at her office to complain about Safari Africain. Christopher Clark, The Dial, 13 May 2025 Yes, the Bullets, amazingly, wound up with Webber a year later, and also added Juwan Howard and Rasheed Wallace within the next couple of years. David Aldridge, New York Times, 13 May 2025 Skoda plans four new EVs in the next couple of years, including a smaller and cheaper Epiq with a €25,000 ($ 27,750) starting price. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 That will be no easy task over the next couple of weeks. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the next couple of

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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 May. 2025.

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