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What are time dreams about?

The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about time dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with time dreams. These are the words that make time dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of time dreams can be illuminating about show time affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example time dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how time in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that time is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that time is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, time dreams have more recurring dreams than 98.3% of dream symbols, more lucid dreams than 93.4% of dream symbols, and more sleep paralysis than 92.1% of dream symbols. On the other hand, time dreams have less weird dreams than 77.8% of dream symbols, less animals than 75.1% of dream symbols, and less insects than 73.4% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of time tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Also, time dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that time is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of time are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Furthermore, dreams of time are much more related to lucid dreaming than all other dream symbols. Lucid dreams are dreams in which you are aware that you are dreaming. Of course, not all dreams of time are lucid dreams. But dreams of time are more related to lucid dreams than 90% of all other dream symbols. So, the next time you dream of time, see if you can be aware that you are dreaming! Additionally, dreams of time are friendly! These dreams have more friendly interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Friendly dreams can be great. They involve people helping other people, expressing love, and just being good to one another. Finally, dreams of time has a lot of movement. Things are changing and moving. People are coming and going. Movement implies action. It implies change. There might be reasons why dreams of time has lots of movement. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of time is different than dreams of time in general.

40%

of dreams have time

How common are time dreams?

40% of dreams have the time symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 2 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is frequent.

Identification

How are time dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like time. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of things.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of time?

Time dreams are notable because they have substantially more verbs, time travel, time loops, emaciation, Cameroon, movement, nightmare loops, general movement, general thinking, events, senses than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of time?

Time dreams are notable because they have substantially less Fiji, Cyprus, Princess Leia, ovations, Estonia, El Salvador, Lebanon, Han Solo, Yoda, being chased by a gorilla, funny dreams than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into time dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in time dreams.

Who is in dreams of time?

Who is in dreams of time?

Time dreams are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to unnamed people.

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What are the emotions in dreams of time?

What are the emotions in dreams of time?

Time dreams are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general.

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Where do dreams of time take place?

Where do dreams of time take place?

Dreams of time are more related to home, more related to work, and more related to magical places than dreams in general.

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What happens in dreams of time?

What happens in dreams of time?

Time dreams are more related to friendly acts, more related to sex, and more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to eating and drinking.

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How do dreams of time related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of time related to the type of dream it is?

Time dreams are much more related to lucid dreams, more related to nightmares, and much more related to recurring dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams.

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How do dreams of time related the senses?

How do dreams of time related the senses?

Dreams of time are more related to hearing than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of time in dreams?

Time dreams are frequent. Among other things time dreams are very emotional, nightmares, associated with lucid dreaming, friendly, containing lots of movement, and containing lots of thinking of thoughts. Do you think this is true for your dream of time? How might your dream of time be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience time in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about time in dreams. See how you feel about time now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of time dreams

An interpretation of time dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. Dreams can alter your perception of time to help tell the story, the same way that a movie or novel can compress or expand the sense of time passing. For example, a movie can jump forward or flash back in time and the audience plays along. You can live a lifetime in a half-hour dream and it is completely believable. Time in a dream can be used to refer to a variety of situations in life. For example, finding the right time to do something, time to work on a task or project, wasting time, and giving enough time to do something right. You can want to turn back time, or you can run out of time. Time is associated with patience and lack of it. Running out of time in a dream can express the feeling that you have something to do and the clock is ticking. For example, a dream about having only a short amount of time to be with a friend, and constantly getting distracted, occurred while the dreamer’s friend was close to dying after a prolonged illness. The dreamer wanted no distractions so he could spend as much time as possible with his friend. Time runs out for having children or changing careers or telling someone you love him. See also: Calendars, Elevators, Love, Midnight, Numbers, Rivers, Time travel

Examples of dreams of time

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of time dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for time dreams. Read at your own risk.

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