Keep the request short

01 Leave the slow work for a worker

Validate the input, store the order, dispatch the job, and redirect. The controller does not call the payment provider.

class Example
{
    public function store(PayOrderRequest $request): RedirectResponse
    {
        $order = Order::query()->create([
            'number' => $request->validated('number'),
            'status' => 'pending',
        ]);

        MarkOrderPaid::dispatch($order->id, (string) Str::uuid());

        return redirect()->route('orders.show', $order);
    }
}

A worker can take 30 seconds and retry. A browser request should not. If the provider is down, the order still exists and the job can try again. The person sees the order page, not a timeout.

02 The page can render while the job is still waiting

The show action does not ask the provider whether the card went through. It reads the row the request just stored. pending means the job has not finished, or has not started. The template can say the payment is being taken.

class Example
{
    public function show(Order $order): View
    {
        return view('orders.show', [
            'order' => $order,
            'pending' => $order->status === 'pending',
        ]);
    }
}

A refresh later shows paid, once the worker has written that status. If the page cannot be useful until that write has happened, the work was not really handed off. The order number is enough to render. The receipt PDF is not, and it stays on the job. The person can leave the page. The job does not need them to stay.