apropos vs on the way

apropos

adv
  • By the way. 

  • To the purpose; appropriately. 

  • Timely; at a good time. 

adj
  • Of an appropriate or pertinent nature. 

  • by the way, incidental 

prep
  • Regarding or concerning. 

on the way

adv
  • Whilst travelling. 

prep
  • coming, approaching 

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