How to reply when she says you're sweet but move slowly

She probably isn't measuring days between texts. She is noticing that the conversation has been pleasant without having any momentum, and that she has been doing most of the thinking about where it goes. Sweet is the word people use when they like someone's warmth but aren't sure they're being invited into anything specific. So the question underneath her message is closer to whether you want to see her or just want to keep talking.

Read how the rest of the thread looks. If she has been suggesting things, asking follow-up questions, or sending the first message most days, the slowness is probably about you not committing to a plan. If she has been reasonably balanced, then the comment may be about a past experience where someone else was too fast, and she wants reassurance that you are paying attention. Those two readings need slightly different replies.

The reply needs to do three things in roughly this order. First, take the sweet part at face value without deflecting it, so she does not feel you dismissed the nice thing she said. Second, acknowledge the pace point in one plain sentence that shows you heard it as information rather than criticism. Third, make one concrete move: a specific plan, a specific day, or a direct question about meeting. The concrete move is what turns the exchange from a conversation about your style into a conversation about something you can both do.

Keep the acknowledgement short. A long explanation of why you move slowly makes it about you. A single honest sentence, something like admitting you have been enjoying the texting and should have suggested something sooner, is enough. Then get out of your own head and back into the plan.

Send the reply at a normal time, not late at night when it reads as either drunk or desperate. Give it a few hours at minimum, ideally until the next part of the day, so it does not look like you are racing to respond. If she answers with a yes or a time, confirm it once and let the plan stand. If she answers with something vague, like maybe or we'll see, make one more simple suggestion with a different day, then stop.

If there is no reply after about two days, send one short follow-up that is easy to answer, such as a question about her week or a light reference to the plan. If that also goes unanswered, leave it. A week of silence after a direct question about meeting is an answer. Continuing to message after that turns a slow pace into an uncomfortable one.