Many bread recipes should rise at "room temperature" but that is super vague! So let's be specific - bread should be rising at nice warm 75-78oF temperature. If your house is cold like mine, your bread  may take longer to rise than normal. You can beat the cold by placing a pan of boiling water in the bottom of your oven and then the bread bowl covered on a higher rack above. Keep the oven closed and let the warm water do its thing. Even just keeping the bowl of dough in your oven will be the warmest place in your house to keep it.