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Welcome back to English In A Minute
from BBC Learning English.

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I'm James and today 
we're going to talk about

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the difference between
'in the end' and 'at the end'.

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We're going to go to the beach
at the end of the month.

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In this example,

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we're talking about 
a specific moment in time

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- the final moment 
of the month.

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In the end, we decided
not to go to the beach.

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Whereas 'at the end'
is about the final moments,

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'in the end' 
is about the time leading

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up to the final
moments.

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Let me explain the example
in more detail.

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Hey there! 
Shall we go to the beach?

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Sam: I'm not sure - I might be busy.
Dan: Did you two go to the beach?

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James: 
No. In the end, we couldn't go.

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Sam and I considered
going to the beach,

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but eventually, 
we decided not to go.

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If at the end of the video
you don't quite understand,

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watch it 
again.

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In the end, 
you might just find it useful.

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Bye, 
everyone!