If you're using RSUBMIT you haven't specified the WAIT=no option.
Check the documenation and see the example below.
rsubmit wait=no macvar=check_test;
proc freq data=table.large_table;
table variable_levels/out=check;
run;
endrsubmit;
%put &check_test;
rget;
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