Politically, reform is a wastedeffort and an expensive one.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If you get involved in something that's grounded on false teaching, your efforts are wasted .
Christianity Today (2000)
Their efforts were not wasted .
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
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Definition of 'waste'
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verb
If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing somethingthat is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed.