reinvent the wheel

phrase

informal

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

Examples of reinvent the wheel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company didn’t have to start from scratch or reinvent the wheel, however. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2026

The Jets don’t need Smith to reinvent the wheel at quarterback. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026

Petal is a solid body of work that doesn’t reinvent the wheel. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Reese Witherspoon knows there’s no reason to reinvent the wheel when the classics still work. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for reinvent the wheel

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