So not only do we get "the end" and "almost the end", but we also got "before almost the end", "before before almost the end", and " before before before almost the end"
ultimate = last in a series
penultimate = second-to-last in a series
antepenultimate = third-to-last in a series
preantepenultimate = fourth-to-last in a series
propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series