A word that means that something doesn't matter if not finished

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I'm looking for a word that means something doesn't matter if not finished. Basically, unless you can finish this thing, it is not even worth starting.

Example: John thought about baking a cake, but figured that it was _______ because he didn't have the time to finish.

NVZ · Answer

Fruitless — M-W

adjective Producing no good results : not successful
"They made a fruitless attempt to find a solution."
"It would be fruitless to continue."

Nicholas Clark · Answer

This isn't a literal translation of the concept (actually, 'moot' is kind of a hard word to explain), but I'd use:

John thought about baking a cake, but figured that it was moot because he
  didn't have the time to finish.

A word that means that something doesn't matter if not finished

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