time capsule

Noun

Meaning

A sealed container, buried at a specific location, that contains records of contemporary life, to be rediscovered in the distant future.

(figuratively) Something reflecting a historical setting by its nature, existing out of time due to isolation or some specific external influence.

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2068 * The Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument is expected to be opened 100 years after the time capsule was locked in 1968. Source: Internet

A new anniversary version of Flashdance is out now Blu-ray and digital so we’re jumping back to opening weekend with an ICYMI time capsule. Source: Internet

Every day, Tanaka writes a new post capturing some key moment from that day, providing a time capsule for a campus and nation under quarantine. Source: Internet

Call it a Fiscal Year 2020 time capsule. Source: Internet

In mid-May, he spoke about their time capsule on Sky News. Source: Internet

Lara Jean and John Ambrose later decide to dig up their old time capsule — along with their friends, she suggests, clearly to his disappointment. Source: Internet

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