Filing an 8379 will delay your federal refund by up to 14 weeks under normal conditions. With the COVID situation, it could take much longer. Those have to be manually processed and the IRS is currently not processing returns manually.
The IRS doesn't pay you interest for holding your money all year if you have too much withheld, or if you pay too much in estimated tax. However, the IRS may pay you interest if they send your refund later than 45 days from the filing deadline for your return. If you file your return before it is due, the IRS still has 45 days from the deadline - generally April 15 (this year is an exception as the deadline has been moved to 07/15). If you file after the deadline of April 15, then the 45-day period begins the date on which you filed.
You may also get interest payments from the IRS if the agency assesses taxes on your return by amending it, and you later show the assessment is too high.
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