Methods and apparatuses for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmissions with repetitions. A method for operating a user equipment includes receiving first information indicating a configuration for directions of symbols and receiving second information indicating whether a repetition of a transmission is counted when the repetition of the transmission is canceled. The method further includes determining that a first repetition of the transmission includes a symbol with downlink direction based on the first information determining a counter number of repetitions based on the second information, and canceling the first repetition of the transmission.