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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Trying to reinvent the wheel?
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USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
No need to reinvent the wheel: this is a solid foundation for AI-specific risk management approaches.
—Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Avoid needing to reinvent the wheel to resolve your firm’s challenges by seeking out this level of specialization.
—Ray Zhou, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Neither of these glasses is trying to reinvent the wheel.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
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USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
No need to reinvent the wheel: this is a solid foundation for AI-specific risk management approaches.
—Henry Papadatos, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
Avoid needing to reinvent the wheel to resolve your firm’s challenges by seeking out this level of specialization.
—Ray Zhou, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Neither of these glasses is trying to reinvent the wheel.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Reinvent the wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinvent%20the%20wheel. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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