That completely stopped working for me a while ago, but Samsung’s Reminders app was able to do it well.
I started using it instead, and the other day, uninstalled the Google Assistant app - the only time I was opening it was by accident, when I’d drift off to sleep holding my phone, and he rudely awoken by the noise it made.
Why I refuse to upgrade - 8 minutes video explaining why it's not that interesting to upgrade phones nowadays (www.youtube.com)
Sorry, Google: After Assistant's chaotic evolution, I can't believe in Bard (www.androidauthority.com)
Changes we’re making to Google Assistant (blog.google)
Looks like a bunch of features are being removed due to “underutilization”