duplicate effort

ˈduplɪkət ˈɛfərt

Definition

Definition of duplicate effort - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

redundancyunnecessary repetition of work

The team faced duplicate effort due to poor communication.

redundancy

repetition

overlapsame task done by multiple people

There was duplicate effort when both teams worked on the same project.

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Expressions with duplicate

duplicate copy

additional document made to match another exactly in content

Please send a duplicate copy of the signed contract to our office.

in duplicate

adv.

in two exact copies

Please submit the forms in duplicate.

duplicate content

written or digital material appearing the same in more than one location

The website was penalized in search results because of duplicate content.

duplicate bridge

bridge game where players compete using identical hands

Duplicate bridge lets everyone play the same hands for fairness.

Expressions with effort

all-out effort

attempt using every possible resource energy and determination

They made an all-out effort to finish the project before Friday.

last-ditch effort

desperate attempt when everything else failed

In a last-ditch effort, they tried to negotiate with the kidnappers.

last-gasp effort

final attempt made in a desperate situation

The team made a last-gasp effort to win the game.

Herculean effort

task requiring great strength or effort

Building the bridge was a Herculean effort.

spare no effort

do everything possible to achieve a goal

She will spare no effort to win the competition.

A for effort

recognition of effort despite failure

He got an A for effort in trying to fix the sink.

persistent effort pays off

exp.

consistent hard work leads to success

She believes that persistent effort pays off in the long run.

waste no effort

act with maximum efficiency and focus

He wasted no effort in completing the project ahead of schedule.

requiring a Herculean effort

adj.

demanding great strength or effort

The project was requiring a Herculean effort to complete on time.

Trojan effort

very determined and hardworking attempt

Her Trojan effort in completing the project was commendable.

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recreate the wheel

duplicate effort

make something again that already exists, usually unnecessarily

Examples of duplicate effort in a sentence

We need to avoid duplicate effort in our tasks.
The report highlighted the duplicate effort in the department.
To avoid duplicate effort, the teams coordinated their tasks.

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French:double emploi, ...
German:unnötige Wiederholung, doppelte Arbeit, ...
Italian:sforzo duplicato, ...
Spanish:esfuerzo duplicado, trabajo duplicado, ...
Portuguese:esforço duplicado, ...
Chinese:冗余工作, 重复的努力, ...
Japanese:重複作業, 同じ作業, ...
Arabic:جُهْد مُكَرَّر, تَكْرار الجُهْد, ...
Hebrew:כֶּפֶל מַאֲמַצִּים, כְּפִילוּת מַאֲמָצִים, ...
Russian:повторяющаяся работа, дублирование усилий, ...
Ukrainian:подвійна робота, подвоєні зусилля, ...
Hindi:कार्य का दोहराव, कार्य की पुनरावृत्ति, ...
Bengali:কাজের পুনরাবৃত্তি, একই কাজের পুনরাবৃত্তি, ...
Catalan:duplicació de feina, duplicació d'esforços, ...
Czech:duplicitní práce, duplicitnost, ...
Danish:dobbeltarbejde, arbejdsoverlap, ...
Dutch:dubbel werk, ...
Greek:διπλή δουλειά, διπλή εργασία, ...
Hungarian:párhuzamos munka, átfedés, ...
Khmer:ការងារស្ទួន, ការខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងស្ទួន, ...
Korean:중복 작업, 중복 노력, ...
Persian:دوباره‌کاری, همپوشانی کاری, ...
Polish:powielanie wysiłków, powielanie zadań, ...
Portuguese (BR):esforço duplicado, ...
Romanian:efort duplicat, ...
Swedish:dubbelt arbete, överflödigt arbete, ...
Thai:การทำงานซ้ำซ้อน, การทำงานทับซ้อน, ...
Turkish:gereksiz çaba, çakışan çaba, ...
Vietnamese:sự trùng lặp công việc, công việc trùng lặp, ...

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