dormant

/ˈdɔːmənt/ adjective

Definition

› not active or growing now, but having the ability to become active in the future: Authorities reopened a dormant investigation of the company.lie/remain/sit dormant The legislation was drafted and then lay dormant in Parliament for months.

(Definition of dormant adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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