A.T. Robertson Commentary 1 Timothy 3:14

"These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;" — 1 Timothy 3:14 (ASV)

Shortly (εν ταχε). Old idiom (locative case of ταχος, quickness, speed). See Ro 16:20. A pseudonymous writer would hardly have put in this phrase. Paul's hopes were not to be realized, but he did not know that.