The use of the phrasal verb "pay off" in context

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Tell me please if it is apt to use the phrasal verb in the following conext.

The tablet was expensive, but I don't regret buying it, because it is paying off.

What I mean is that the tablet proved to be very useful and it benefits me. By the pronoun it I am referring to the tablet, not to the action of buying. If I referred to buying, would the pronoun this be more appropriate? For example:

The tablet was expensive, but I don't regret buying it, because this is paying off.

lbf · Answer

pay off  TFD a phrasal verb

To result in profit or advantage; to succeed

As in:

X is/are paying off.

and your sentence:

The tablet was expensive, but it's paying off.

Here, you can drop the extra pronoun.

The use of the phrasal verb "pay off" in context

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