hold up vs set back

hold up

verb
  • To wait or delay. 

  • To support or lift. 

  • To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement. 

  • To rob at gunpoint. 

  • To impede; detain. 

  • (Of an artistic work) To continue to be seen as good, to avoid seeming dated. 

  • To withstand; to stand up to; to survive. 

  • To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground. 

set back

verb
  • To delay or obstruct. 

  • To remove from or allow distance. 

  • To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess. 

  • To cost money. 

  • To reverse, go backwards. 

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