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Time Frame Dream Meaning

The time frame, period, or era depicted in a dream can set the mood (such as the 1800s Wild West depicting your workplace) or point to a certain time of your life (such as a 1970s disco representing your senior year in high school), so look for real-life parallel events and feelings from that time in your past.

However, sometimes the subconscious mind uses familiar events from the past to represent current events in your life.

For example, your high school graduation 20 years ago might actually represent the promotion you received last week, or a past boyfriend might represent your current romantic partner.

See also: Time Passing, Time of Year, Time, Dates on a Calendar, Calendar, Holiday, Past, Future, Late, Early, Before, After, Time Frames(the category) [1]

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Sources and Authors

  1. The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary by Nancy Wagaman [Back to dream]

What does Time Frame mean in a dream?


Excellence or popularity (as in a five-star restaurant).The idea of a full set (such as five fingers or five toes).A certain time frame.Something else you associate with five, such as...

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If you dream of a picture frame, then it underscores or adds importance to the picture within the frame. Dreams of a frame can also be calling your attention to...

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Balanced or solid (as in a tripod).A well-balanced life.A certain time frame.Holiness or a higher power.Something else you associate with three, such as a trio, triangle, time frame, someone’s age,...

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Perceived perfection (such as perfectly balanced).Spirituality.Something else you associate with eight, such as an octet, octagon, time frame, someone’s age, or your family.See Number, Age, Time Frame

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The time frame, period, or era depicted in a dream can set the mood (such as the 1800s Wild West depicting your workplace) or point to a certain time of...

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Balanced (as in two sets of three, or three couples).Something that has been started but needs more work before it is finished.An age or time frame.Something else you associate with...

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A certain time on the clock might represent: An awareness of time in general, the passage of time, or its fleeting nature.Being late or early, being short on time, or...

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A particular time of day (such as morning or evening) can represent an actual time frame when the events represented in the dream really happened, or it can set a...

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Full or well-rounded.Well thought-out and planned.Done to perfection (as in being “dressed to the nines”).An ending.Finality or ultimate decision.The idea of “almost” (as nine is “almost ten”).Something else you associate...

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The idea of luck, or the perception of it or desire for it.High-minded, spiritually evolved, or a deep connection with God.Something else you associate with eleven, such as a time...

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Order or organization in your life.Solid or sturdy.Balanced, even, or symmetrical.A square, cube, box, or something with that shape.Something else you associate with four, such as a quartet, time frame,...

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An event happening in the daytime or “in broad daylight” can represent a real-life event you feel is intended to be open, obvious, public, or for all to see.Productivity or...

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A particular month (May, August, etc.) can represent the actual time frame of a real-life event portrayed in the dream, or it can set a mood or context that you...

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A certain time frame or phase in your life.Revisiting the past or looking forward to the future.Dreaming that you’re 18 when you’re not can represent newness or beginning a phase,...

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This image is connected to memories of the past and can indicate a desire to compartmentalize feelings.The frame around a picture completes it. We display imagery that reflects parts of...

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A certain time of year can indicate the actual time frame of the real-life events represented in the dream, or it can set a mood or context.For example, a summertime...

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Something you associate with winter (a time frame, event, place, person, etc.).Cold or harshness.Challenges, hard times, or having to do without something.Less activity (as cold involves molecules vibrating more slowly),...

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Arriving late for something can represent: The idea that the event you’re late for represents something very important to you in real life.Conscientiousness, or fear of punishment.Neglecting a responsibility.Fearing or...

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The idea of time in general.The passage of time.Being late or early, short of time, or having too much time (or a fear of such).The idea of adhering to a...

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Time or schedule.The passage of time.The idea of past or future.A specific time period.See Dates on a Calendar, Time Passing, Time of Year, Time Frame, Month, Appointment, Schedule

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1. Past experience;2. Cannot be altered;3. Imagination;4. A message within itself;5. Unusual Picture Frame speaks of an attitude;6. Picture taken with an important person speaks of honour and promotion;7. Old...

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Your age in a dream, if different than your current age, can represent a specific time frame depicted (or imagined) in the dream.Lying about your age might represent: a wish...

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A particular midday occasion in your real life.Taking a break or a rest.Experiencing or needing physical, emotional, mental or spiritual nourishment.Consider also what midday means to you personally, and what...

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Dreaming of a specific holiday can represent: A past, expected, imagined, or feared event around that time.A celebratory (or other holiday-related) mood or setting for the dream.Something or someone you...

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Literal, though the time frame may be figurative

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Certain events, milestones, points in time, or periods in your life.Awareness of or concern about your schedule.Planning, scheduling, expecting, or looking forward to something.Remembering something from the past.The personal significance...

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A schedule, deadline, or issue regarding time in your real life.The idea of efficiency, inefficiency, or time management.An authority figure, rules, expectations, or other outside pressure to which you feel...

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The time frame when the event represented in the dream took place in real life.Productivity.Rest or relaxation (as in an afternoon nap).Sunshine or bright light.Also consider what afternoons mean to...

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An ending, or something winding down.A beginning (such as of a hidden process or period of unawareness).A pause or period of relaxation.An activity or mood that tends to occur in...

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A new beginning, fresh start, birth, rebirth, or awakening.Hope, promise, or potential.Creation or fertility.Planting, sowing, or investing in the future.Consider also what spring means to you personally, and how you...

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Looking through an open or a closed window may represent something about one’s outlook on life.A “window of time” is a time frame in which to do something or to...

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Maturity of a person, project, relationship, or anything that goes through a life cycle.The “winding down” of a phase or cycle.The beginning of a learning process, a new job, a...

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Actual or desired: Happiness or fun.Relaxation or a break from work.Warmth or heat.A particular warm-weather activity.Consider also the role summer plays in the dream and your feelings about it.See Time...

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The passage of time or a series of events can represent the same in real life.For example, consider a series of dream events in which you visited a store, then...

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An actual coworker, past or present.Your work or workplace.Teamwork, or your typical dynamics with that person (such as cooperation, competition, or animosity).A coworker from a past job could represent that...

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A connection or partnership (such as a friendship or other relationship).Companionship or the idea of not being alone.A commitment between two people or parties.Support (personal, spiritual, etc.).Something else you associate...

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The past in a dream could be: A memory of something from your past, or your current thoughts and feelings about it.An attempt by the subconscious mind to review, remember,...

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Perceived perfection.Complete.Achievement.A goal, end point, or end of a cycle.Being neat, organized, or “even.” The underlying basis for a pattern (as in our numbering system being based on the number...

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The past.Age, or the idea of aging.Endurance.Sentimentality or reminiscing.For more clues, consider the type of item, its context and owner, the era from which it originated, and your feelings about...

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A sunny or cheerful mood (or desire for such).Quick and direct progress towards a goal (as in a sunflower’s growth and orientation toward the sun).Achievement, or perhaps exceeding expectations.A personal...

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Single or solitary.A beginning or first step.Perceived as best, superior, or perfect.First priority.Independent or strong.Unique or special.Unified (as in “two become as one” or “one for all and all for...

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Perfection (such as the idea of spiritual perfection or strength).The idea of luck or good fortune (or the desire for such).A feeling that something in your life is reaching its...

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A child or the idea of children.Your childhood or your inner child.Playfulness, or a desire to be more playful.A specific toy you had in the past might indicate the time...

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To dream that you are eating, giving, receiving, or stealing cookies implies that you will allow your life to be disrupted by insignificant issues. Frivolous matters will consume your energy...

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The idea of covering up, blanketing, hiding, or obscuring what lies beneath.A fresh or new appearance (at least temporarily).The idea of the whole being comprised of many unique elements (such...

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Time, the passage of time, or a concern about time.The idea of limited time or not enough time.The idea of having to wait or having too much time on your...

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Dreaming that you’re in high school if you aren’t in real life can represent: Revisiting the past, perhaps to learn a real-life lesson.Entering a new stage of learning or personal...

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The past.Things from your past that are preserved or still lingering (memories, emotions, judgments, etc.).The importance of whatever is represented by the museum’s contents.The idea of being unused, untouched, untouchable,...

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Nourishment for the body, emotions, mind, or spirit.A quality you associated with the type of food (peanut butter as basic, caviar as extravagant, etc.).A quality associated with the food’s shape...

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A real life event that was early.An early point in a real-life process.Sooner than expected.Preparedness.Arriving early for something can represent: the perceived importance of whatever you were early for in...

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Sliding, sledding downhill, or a slide at a playground can represent: An easy process (or easier than expected).A path from one point in life to another.Working hard or taking a...

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lucky numbers: 11-24-36-42-46-47being in great, of any kind: your reflective frame of mind loses in the execution. business, having: temporary embarrassment. financial: are subconsciously aware of hostility towards you at...

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A room in a house or building can represent: A certain aspect of your life you associate with that room (such as a family room representing your family life).A type...

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Applied knowledge.An ability to accomplish something, or applying that ability somehow in your life.Getting things done efficiently or quickly.Something or someone that makes things easier or offers convenience (or a...

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Missing an event or time frame (an exam, appointment, bus, scheduled payment, etc.) can represent a missed opportunity or neglected responsibility, or a fear of such.Consider also the reason you...

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Support, frame.If spanning a window or passageway, suggests new opportunity or direction.

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You will soon find yourself in a more contented frame of mind if your dream concerned this band of sincere do-gooders.

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The sense of time running out often expresses a genuine desire for more time and is also about getting older.• Are you worried about missing out or being too late...

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Your actual school.The period in your life when you went to the school in your dream, or something you associate with it (a person, event, activity, feeling, etc.).The idea that...

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When we dream of a day- passing, or register that time has passed, we are alerting ourselves to the fact that we need to gauge time in some activity, or...

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Be prepared for a sudden exposition of your family skeleton (if any), or something you’ve kept carefully hidden, if your dream featured smuggling or smugglers; however, the embarrassment will soon...

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Material aspects: In dreams a pan or a pot signifies nurturing and caring. It can also suggest a receptive frame of mind.

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A door, gate, portal, or other entrance or exit can represent a passage or transition from one area of space or time to another, such as: A new beginning, or...

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To dream of a shrew, foretells that you will have a task to keep some friend in a cheerful frame of mind, and that you will unfit yourself for the...

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See Telescope. Inferiority complex, devaluing the Self. Taking small things too seriously. Possibly a suggestion to expand your frame of reference and thereby grow in awareness.See also Lewis Carroll’s Alice...

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Being accosted in a dream by a man means that someone you consider a friend is being untrue to you, and is likely trying to frame you or deceive you...

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The ability to move through time is a fascinating dream symbol, for in dreams time has no limitation whatsoever. In this way, if you are dreaming of time travel as...

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To dream that vou are surrounded and attacked by vermin, some creeping over your body and others assailing you in various parts of your frame, signifies that you will be...

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A house under construction may suggest the construction of a project that has been framed in your mind but has not yet been completed. It may represent the ideas that...

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