My AI agent is slow to reply. How do I reduce the delay?

In the agent settings, under speech guardrails, there is a Minimum pause to end turn setting. The agent waits at least that long before it decides the caller has finished speaking. Lowering it, and adjusting the related settings, makes the agent snappier and more responsive. You have full control over these settings.

Rarely, a delay comes from the AI model provider being slow.