in a couple of months vs in couple of months

The correct phrase is 'in a couple of months.' The article 'a' is necessary before 'couple' to indicate a specific but small number of months. 'In couple of months' is incorrect as it is missing the article 'a.'

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in a couple of months

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to refer to a specific but small number of months in the future.

Examples:

We are planning to move to a new house in a couple of months.
The project will be completed in a couple of months.
She will graduate from college in a couple of months.

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She would have been dead in a couple of months.
You can try again in a couple of months.
You'll be back in bolognese in a couple of months.
I think I can finish in a couple of months.
I'll be back in a couple of months.
We plan to be married in a couple of months.
The war should be over in a couple of months.
She'll be back in a couple of months.
Moving to London in a couple of months.
We're expecting our second in a couple of months.
It's the second suicide in a couple of months.
Be ready in a couple of months.
It should go away in a couple of months.
(Chuckles) Yes, with a face like that, you'll find a husband in a couple of months.
I mean, he is moving to Shanghai in a couple of months.
Maybe in a couple of months we'll fit in our wedding rings again.
We'll have a party... in a couple of months.
I got a show coming up in a couple of months.
And I'm supposed to go to medical school in a couple of months.
After the surgery, your bones will be able to absorb them again and should normalize in a couple of months.

in couple of months

This phrase is incorrect in English.

Alternatives:

in a couple of months
in a few months
in several months
in a couple of weeks
in a couple of years

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in a couple of months vs in couple of months