What Does Dreaming of Being Late Mean?
Traditional Interpretation
In traditional interpretation, being late in a dream may point to an opportunity slipping away, to work not done in time, or to a responsibility made harder by delay. Struggling to catch up and arriving in the end may be read as the delay being made good and the matter still ending well.
Psychological View
In modern psychology, the lateness dream is a close relative of the exam dream and usually represents time pressure and the fear of not keeping up. Being unable to make progress however much you hurry can correspond to a waking period in which you constantly feel left behind.
By Context
For Singles
It may point to comparing yourself with peers and to worry about being late to certain thresholds of life.
For Married People
It may point to time divided between family and work, and to a sense of depletion.
Missing a Train or a Flight
It may point to an opportunity not taken, or to the feeling that the right moment has passed.
Running Without Getting Anywhere
It may point to a process where effort brings no result, and to a feeling of helplessness.
Arriving at the Last Moment
It may be read as a long-carried worry proving unfounded and the matter finishing on time after all.