in lieu of vs toward

in lieu of

prep
  • In light of. 

  • Instead of; in place of. 

toward

prep
  • In the direction of. 

  • In relation to (someone or something). 

  • For the purpose of attaining (an aim). 

  • Located close to; near (a time or place). 

adj
  • Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward. 

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