reinvent the wheel

idiom

informal
: to waste time trying to do something that has already been done successfully by someone else

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Instead of leveraging federal efforts to reduce recidivism, state agencies reinvent the wheel, adding unnecessary costs and delaying economic reintegration. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 This Elton John cover doesn’t quite reinvent the wheel, instead content to capture just enough of his old magic. — Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025 Rain Design isn’t out here trying to reinvent the wheel with flashy features. — Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2025 This commission need not waste any time trying to reinvent the wheel. — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reinvent the wheel

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