이왕

since you’re already doing something, since you’re going to anyway

adverb Rare #26,311

since you’re already doing something, since you’re going to anyway Often used to suggest making the most of a situation that has already begun or been decided.

KO: 이왕 시작한 김에 끝까지 해 보자.

EN: Since we’ve already started, let’s see it through to the end.

저, 그럼 이거 이왕 만들 거 면 젊었을 때 모습이 낫지 않을까?

Well, if we're going to make this anyway, wouldn't it be better to make it look like how I did when I was young?

— Wonderland (2024)

이왕 노는 김에 세워

Since you're taking time off anyway, set it up.

— 원 배틀 애프터 어나더 (2025)

하지만 이왕 차린 저녁 이니까 함께 먹어도 되겠죠?

But since we've already prepared dinner, can we eat it together?

— 싸이코 (1960)

이왕 왔으니까 들어가서 얘기해요

Since we're here anyway, let's go inside and talk.

— 버닝 (2018)