0 being the first one after the present one or after the one just mentioned: --
Excuse me, it's my turn - I was next.
We had a big argument, but he called me the next day (= the day after) to apologize.
You'll have to wait until your next birthday for a new bike.
She's away for the next few days.
I'm so busy it's hard to remember what I'm supposed to be doing from one minute to the next.
(The) next time you want to borrow something, please ask me first.
Nothing really changes around here. One day is pretty much like the next.
1 immediately after: --
Next up is the latest news from the presidential campaign .
It's next to impossible (= extremely difficult) to find somewhere cheap to live around here.
They pay me next to nothing (= very little) but I really enjoy the work.
Cheese is my favourite food and, next to that, chocolate. (= Cheese is the only food that I like more than chocolate.)
There was a really strange man standing next to me at the train station.
[ + -ing verb ] When are you next going to Toronto?
What would you like next?
So what happened next?
2 being the first one after the present one or after the one just mentioned, or being the first after the present moment: --
3 immediately following in time: --
You've already made your first million dollars. What do you plan to do next?
Hanggliding? Whatever will he do next?
Next, we had some dancing.
What shall we do next?
They got married last August/are getting married next August.
Together they would form the next government.
I tried to close my ears to the sounds coming from next door.