in line vs indirect

in line

adj
  • Suitable or appropriate; keeping with expectations, norms, ideals, or rules. 

  • Positioned in a straight line. 

  • assuming a position in the future. 

adv
  • one behind another; in a queue 

indirect

verb
  • To access by means of indirection; to dereference. 

noun
  • An indirect cost. 

  • An indirect radiator 

adj
  • Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result 

  • Not focused straight at the target or subject, but by more subtle means 

  • Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path 

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