next to last

Adjective

not-comparable

(particularly US) Penultimate, one before the end of a series, placed immediately before the end in a sequence.

Japanese Meaning

最後から二番目

The next to last chapter revealed a surprising twist.

最後から二番目の章は驚くべきどんでん返しを明らかにした。

Sense（1）

(particularly US) Penultimate, one before the end of a series, placed immediately before the end in a sequence.

Go ahead and rest. We board the plane next to last.