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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However, with this one, Matheny and the animators don't try to reinvent the wheel.
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Michele Fazekas at the Gen V Season 2 premiere on September 10, 2025 Getty Images for Prime Video
Fazekas is not trying to reinvent the wheel with her turn on SVU, apart from some new cameras and a different shade of paint in the squadroom.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
So how did Nelly reinvent the wheel?
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
For decades now, the North Face’s Nuptse puffer has been a favorite among young adults—so why reinvent the wheel?
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2025
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
Michele Fazekas at the Gen V Season 2 premiere on September 10, 2025 Getty Images for Prime Video
Fazekas is not trying to reinvent the wheel with her turn on SVU, apart from some new cameras and a different shade of paint in the squadroom.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
So how did Nelly reinvent the wheel?
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
For decades now, the North Face’s Nuptse puffer has been a favorite among young adults—so why reinvent the wheel?
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reinvent the wheel
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“Reinvent the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinvent%20the%20wheel. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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