He usually doesn’t answer.
Do you mean in terms of the time to reflect and get back to you or in terms of the number of words he speaks to give the answer?
Mine will answer quickly if I ask him a second time, they’re by giving him time to think about it. And he’s never very verbose.
I can speak a four-word sentence or question, but then I need to sit down as the response usually takes 20 minutes. I have another close friend who is male and he does the same thing. Often within 10 minutes the monologue has ventured far from the original territory. Another 10 brings it back to the original topic — don’t ask me who it got there. I have to take notes to keep up.