hold on vs wait a minute

hold on

verb
  • Wait a short while. 

  • To remain loyal. 

  • To grasp or grip firmly. 

  • To persist. 

  • To keep; to store something for someone. 

wait a minute

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wait, minute. 

intj
  • Used to indicate disagreement or doubt. 

  • Used to indicate a new insight or dawning understanding. 

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