Dormancy means a state of rest or inactivity. It is when something is not actively growing, developing, or functioning. Think of it like a deep sleep or hibernation. Full definition
The Flintstones, long the most popular and successful animated franchise on television, awakens from fourteen years of dormancy in The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age Smackdown, (dvdizzy.com)
EBB1 also plays a role in suppressing genes that prepare trees for dormancy in the fall and in other processes such as nutrient cycling and root growth that are critical for survival. (sciencedaily.com)
What is more, they point out that the Red Planet wobbles on its rotation axis, producing a regular cycle of climate swings that would drive bacteria into dormancy for long enough to accumulate such doses, before higher temperatures enabled the survivors to recover and multiply. (newscientist.com)