carry out vs hold off

carry out

verb
  • To hold while moving it out. 

  • To execute or perform; to put into operation; to do. 

  • To fulfill. 

hold off

verb
  • To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay. 

  • To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed). 

How often have the words carry out and hold off occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )