mothballed vs on hold

mothballed

adj
  • Kept in good condition for possible future use. 

on hold

prep
  • On reserve; being held for someone. 

  • Waiting on a telephone call. 

  • Delayed; postponed; suspended. 

  • Pertaining to a telephone hold state. 

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