Use the built-in defer reply method

commands/take.js

@@ -51,16 +51,20 @@ async function execute(interaction) {
         }
     };
     
+    // Show "Bot is thinking..."
+    await interaction.deferReply();
+
+    // Kick off the buy request
     const buyPromise = noblox.buy({product: productInfo, price: 0});
-    const mapValidatePromise = validateMapAsset(id, game);
-
-    const message = await interaction.reply("⌛  Validating map...");
     
-    const validation = await mapValidatePromise;
+    // Validate and send the validation result
+    const validation = await validateMapAsset(id, game);
     const msg = getValidationMessage(validation, game, false);
-    await message.edit(msg);
+    await interaction.editReply(msg);
 
+    // Make sure the buy request is done
     await buyPromise;
+
     await interaction.followUp(
 `
 Now that your [map (id: ${id})](<https://create.roblox.com/store/asset/${id}/>) has been taken by the bot you can load it into the [${game} maptest place](<${gamePlaces[game]}>).