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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But the challenge facing Season 2 wasn’t how to reinvent the wheel.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
Netflix in flux: After a positive debut with NFL games last season, Netflix tried to reinvent the wheel and was run over with criticism Thursday.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Dec. 2025
Use Dryer Sheets There’s no need to always reinvent the wheel.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, Ready or Not 2 mostly seems to be doing, well, hide and seek all over again.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
Netflix in flux: After a positive debut with NFL games last season, Netflix tried to reinvent the wheel and was run over with criticism Thursday.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Dec. 2025
Use Dryer Sheets There’s no need to always reinvent the wheel.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, Ready or Not 2 mostly seems to be doing, well, hide and seek all over again.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Reinvent the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinvent%20the%20wheel. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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