dormancy
noun
[ ˈdɔːm(ə)nsi ]
• the state of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; deep sleep.
• "the insects are able to enter prolonged states of dormancy, allowing them to resist freezing"
• the state of being temporarily inactive or inoperative.
• "his prolonged dormancy ended with the publication of Collected Poems"
