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Time Off Dream Meaning

Time off work or school might represent: Actual time off you’ve had or are expecting.

An experience of or desire for freedom, fun, relaxation, free time, or a break from responsibilities.

A desire for a break from what’s going on in your consciousness (worry, self-judgment, etc.).

Feeling tired.

See also: Resting, Trip or Vacation, Holiday [1]

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Sources and Authors

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

What does Time Off mean in a dream?


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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Time off work or school might represent: Actual time off you’ve had or are expecting.An experience of or desire for freedom, fun, relaxation, free time, or a break from responsibilities.A...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Order in everyday life, rushing, stress, and time pressures.See Clock, Time. In addition, take a look at your own life span. How are you using time.7 The image of “time”...

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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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A watch in a dream expresses concerns about time and deadlines Losing your watch may point to the loss of your sense of time or to your resistance to being...

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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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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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You need to be patient and conserve your strength for now; the time to act will come after a period of hibernation. Bear medicine is about the long stillness that...

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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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1- To be in a rush suggests that we arc having to contend with outside pressures.To be rushing suggests that we ourselves are putting the pressure on.The pressure would be...

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If you dream about time stopping or freezing, indicates your fears that you won’t be able to cope with the pressures and stresses of everyday life. You may also feel...

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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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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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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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If you dream of working full-time, then you may be processing through feelings that relate to your job; perhaps feeling like you are giving too much of your self. You...

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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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To dream of a bass fish is a call to patience. Biding your time and facing up to something with renewed clarity is appropriate at this time.To dream that you...

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The restrictions we place upon ourself; our sense of duty and timing; realisation of urgency or having ‘lots of time’. Ticking clock: might be the hean. Big clock: one’s life,...

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Aging or maturing during a dream can represent: Moving forward through time or within a process.The passage of time in your life, whether or not it’s related to aging.Learning, growing,...

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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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Time element. Allotted time.Check conditions surrounding the clock and the appearance of the clock.It is talking to you about time, a cycle, age or duration of something. Carl Jung called...

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To dream of a pagan indicates the need to spend time in nature and a strengthen your connection with the earth. Life may have been getting busy and the pace...

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The figure of the peasant is associated with the job: to plow the soil, to sow, and then to collect the fruits represent those rewards that come after a hard...

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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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To see yourself working on a beach shows that you will soon be involved with a job, or project, that will be demanding of you in both time and effort.If...

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Vacation time, harvest time, relaxation. Also heat, laziness, and eroticism.Folklore: Unexpected news.

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Time to take a break from cherished beliefs and ^ opinions. Go within and take a refreshing look at new and expansive inner resources. Time to play, relax, rebuild.

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Time is a man-made concept so, from a spiritual perspective, when we dream of having to keep an appointment we need to make use of time in the most spiritually...

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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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Dreams of sitting on the sidelines or on the bench symbolize, frustration, and that it is time for you to take the time to watch, learn and reevaluate your life...

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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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