After you paid did you keep going to the end? You have to pay before you file.
Did you go all the way through the File tab, through the 3 steps and hit the big orange Transmit Returns Now button?
How to check your efile status
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/electronic-filing/check-e-file-status/L9...
When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile. And check your spam folder for them.
When you log into your account you should also see the status and if it was Accepted or Rejected, Started, Printed, Ready to Mail, etc. What does it say?
If your return was Accepted then check IRS Where's my refund
https://www.irs.gov/refunds/
If you efiled, In the PDF of your TurboTax return, the last page of the federal return should be an "electronic postmark" that shows your name, Social Security number, the date and time that you e-filed the return, and the date that the IRS accepted it.
