apropos vs in the way of

apropos

prep
  • Regarding or concerning. 

adj
  • Of an appropriate or pertinent nature. 

  • by the way, incidental 

adv
  • To the purpose; appropriately. 

  • By the way. 

  • Timely; at a good time. 

in the way of

prep
  • In relation to; in connection with; with respect to. 

  • Similar to; as an instance of; as a kind of. 

  • In or into a position of being likely to obtain, to attain, or to achieve. 

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