OP's query: >We could've met tomorrow. Maybe we'll hang out when you get back. Is the use of could've fine here? The use of could've is fine in: **We could've met tomorrow**. This sentence is a condensed third conditional containing only the main clause. Let's look at the structure of the **second and third conditionals**. *Ref. learnenglish.britishcouncil.org* >Second Conditional structure is usually: **if + past simple >> + would + infinitive.**. >In Third Conditional sentences, the structure is usually: **If + past perfect >> would have + past participle.** OP's sentence can be rewritten in the following manner: ***'1. If you weren't traveling, we could've met tomorrow.*** In this sentence the if clause is a hypothetical or an impossible clause (because the friend has already decided to travel). So it is a mixed conditional. "If clause" is Second Conditional and main clause is third conditional. Now if we rewrite the sentence in this manner: ***'2. If you had not decided to travel, we could've met tomorrow.***. Now the if clause is in Past Perfect - the friend had already decided to travel and the decision cannot be changed. The third conditional often expresses regret about past actions.