at large vs on the way

at large

prep

  • On the loose; roaming freely; not confined. 

  • Having an electorate across multiple districts. 

  • In general; as a whole. 

on the way

prep

  • coming, approaching 

adv

  • Whilst travelling. 

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