in the groove vs propitious

in the groove

prep
  • Running or performing extremely smoothly, especially (music, slang) playing perfectly, perfectly in sync with others, or with perfect focus. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, groove. 

propitious

adj
  • Favorable; benevolent. 

  • Advantageous. 

  • Characteristic of a good omen. 

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