Among the old DeFi siblings, perhaps $MKR is the coin that has been stagnant the longest.
Due to the previous crash from 4K down to 1K, it needed quite a bit of time to recover.
In general, you may notice that $UNI, $AAVE, $LDO, $COMP... also required a lot of time to return to an upward trend, but once they are in the wave, there is no stopping ($AAVE is the simplest example).
This is a safe project, with a product, revenue, and profit, but if you're expecting a 5x or 10x, you should ask the market maker because I know I've sold my house all in already 😂