Me- "set a 15 minute timer" Assistant- "Ok for how long?" Me- "15 minutes". Assistant- "Ok for how long?"...

This is while using my Pixel Buds Pro... I'm getting insanely annoyed and fed up with just how unreliable Google Assistant has become as of late. I've had a Google Pixel since the original. The assistant is by far the worst it has ever been. Years ago it was ridiculously reliable and usually had a reasonable response with almost anything I'd throw at it...

Is there any kind of fix for this? And is Google going to do anything to actually stay consistent for once?