in place vs online

in place

adv
  • Into a state of deployment or implementation. 

  • Into a proper or intended position; into place. 

  • New procedures were put in place. 

  • Without changing position. 

adj
  • In an original position. 

  • In a proper position. 

  • Established; in operation. 

online

adv
  • While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet. 

verb
  • To bring (a system, etc.) online; to promote to an active or running state. 

adj
  • Available over, or delivered from, the Internet. 

  • Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service. 

  • Connected to the Internet. 

  • Available on a computer system, even if not networked. 

  • Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. 

  • Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant. 

  • Immersed in Internet culture. (Usually modified by an intensifier such as extremely or terminally) 

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