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time capsule

noun

  1. a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.


time capsule

noun

  1. a container holding articles, documents, etc, representative of the current age, buried in the earth or in the foundations of a new building for discovery in the future


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Word History and Origins

Origin of time capsule1

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

I’m sure as a viewer if you watch this in a time capsule, this year will look different.

From Digiday

Asteroids are like time capsules of ancient space history because their physical and chemical composition is much better preserved than a planet’s, which changes more over time.

So far, the time capsule consists of 21 images and corresponding interviews.

Imagine if, at the height of the 1918 flu pandemic, researchers studying how society was changing had captured the moment in a time capsule.

Such materials are like mini time capsules that contain clues to the past.

A 1914 time capsule forgotten for years was finally opened at the New York Historical Society.

The New York Historical Society plans to seal a new time capsule this week that is more reflective of our current pop culture.

The country, with a population of just 725,000, has an insular nature preserving it as a time capsule.

It's a bit like walking into a time capsule, but it adds to the overall unique experience of traveling to the DPRK.

The contents of the time capsule will be displayed at the Oklahoma Historical Society.

There in front of him, ripped open like a can of sardines, was the gleaming metal skin of the time capsule!

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