(up) in the air vs in hand

(up) in the air

in hand

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  • Held in the hand or hands. 

  • In physical possession; at one's disposal. 

  • Still to be played. 

  • Under consideration; currently being dealt with or addressed. 

  • Of the cue ball: not on the table; able to be positioned by the current player. 

  • Under control. 

How often have the words (up) in the air and in hand occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )