Wiktionary
next to last
a. (context particularly US English) penultimate, one before the end of a series, placed immediately before the end in a sequence. alt. (context particularly US English) penultimate, one before the end of a series, placed immediately before the end in a sequence.
Usage examples of "next to last".
The next to last day was stormy-the wind behind us, the sky and sea two tones of gray.
The next to last thing he did before leaving the room was to drape the Chai on a chain around his neck.
In fact, the next to last graf of the e-mail puts it pretty concisely.
Inamura read aloud the next to last line, hoping that it would prove to be the answering sentence - if there was such a thing.