Definitions for reinvent the wheel
rein·vent the wheel

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1. reinvent the wheelverb

   To redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a needless attempt to improve it.

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1. reinvent the wheel

   To design or implement a tool equivalent to an existing one or part of one, with the implication that doing so is silly or a waste of time. This is often a valid criticism. On the other hand, automobiles don't use wooden rollers, and some kinds of wheel have to be reinvented many times before you get them right. On the third hand, people reinventing the wheel do tend to come up with the moral equivalent of a trapezoid with an offset axle.

How to pronounce reinvent the wheel?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reinvent the wheel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reinvent the wheel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of reinvent the wheel in a Sentence

1. Deise Galan:

   Why are we going to reinvent the wheel, if there are other places that have been able to successfully implement this program ? at the local level, we can have that peer-to peer-sharing and collection of best practice.

2. President Obama:

   A central notion in the Affordable Care Act was we had an inefficient system with a lot of waste that didn't also deliver the kind of quality that was needed that often put health care providers in a box where they wanted to do better for their patients, but financial incentives were skewed the other way, we don't need to reinvent the wheel -- you're already figuring out what works to reduce infections in hospitals or help patients with complicated needs.

3. Duke of Cambridge:

   Our grandparents, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, had made support for charity central to their decades of service to the nation and the Commonwealth, the task for us would not be to reinvent the wheel. Instead, our job was to follow the example of those who had come before us, to hold on to the values that have always guided our family, but also to seek to engage in public life in a way that was updated and relevant for our generation.

4. Heath Lemons:

   Most of my lesson plans have been thrown out the window, instead of doing things the old way, we've got to reinvent the wheel with more individualized instruction and learning that is at least partially offline.

5. President Obama:

   We don't need to reinvent the wheel -- you're already figuring out what works to reduce infections in hospitals or help patients with complicated needs.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reinvent_the_Wheel
2. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#ReinventtheWheel