Being late in a dream usually reflects self-imposed pressure -- the sense that time is slipping away from an opportunity that matters, whether or not the stakes are actually as high as the dream makes them feel. It often shows up during periods when you're worried about falling behind in waking life.
It's rare if any Planet prove a fortune in the eighth or twelfth, by reason of the malignancy of those Houses. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)