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After you file
Are you saying that you already actually submitted your 2018 tax return by clicking on the big orange Transmit Return Now button within the program? Yesterday afternoon was the first day TurboTax began accepting returns.
If you have actually already filed your 2018 tax return, you have a long wait. Your return was sent to the TurboTax servers where it will sit for weeks until the IRS begins accepting tax returns. That has historically been the end of January but they have not announced a date yet for 2018 returns. The IRS must then either accept or reject your tax return as filed. If it is rejected, you can fix the reason for rejection and resubmit it.
If it is accepted, you must then wait until the IRS processes it and you receive a refund if you are getting one and then prepare, print and mail an amended return form 1040X. The 1040X will probably not be available until the end of February or later.