The dream in which you see yourself running late shows that you have too much things going on in your life. You should remove the extra work or responsibilities, otherwise you will get even more stressful. The dream shows that you are unable to relax even during your sleep. Sometimes running late may indicate your fear of someone in your waking life.

Dreaming that you’re late denotes your fear of change and ambivalence about seizing an opportunity. You may feel unworthy in current circumstances. It can also mean that you feel tired of a conflict or of a few decisions about your future. This may mean that time is running out so you don’t have time to accomplish things you want.

…was so strong that she could not comply. In the evening of the following day, she had appointed to meet her lover at a bowling green, from which he was to conduct her home when the amusement ended. She passed over one field in hopes of meeting the gentleman, and, singing as she tripped along, had entered the second field, when, accidentally turning her head, she beheld in a corner of the field just such a man as her dream represented, dressed in a car man’s frock, with red hair, and apparently approaching towards her. Her agitation was so great that she ran with all speed to stile of the third field and, with difficulty, got over it. Fatigued, however, with running, she sat on the stile to recover herself, and, reflecting that the man might be harmless, she was afraid that her flight might put evil and vindictive thoughts…