diff --git a/src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.pxd b/src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.pxd
index 3460f0c74..4353757a0 100644
--- a/src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.pxd
+++ b/src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.pxd
@@ -127,16 +127,16 @@ cdef class DNSOutgoing:
     )
     cpdef packets(self)
 
-    cpdef add_question_or_all_cache(self, DNSCache cache, object now, str name, object type_, object class_)
+    cpdef add_question_or_all_cache(self, DNSCache cache, double now, str name, object type_, object class_)
 
-    cpdef add_question_or_one_cache(self, DNSCache cache, object now, str name, object type_, object class_)
+    cpdef add_question_or_one_cache(self, DNSCache cache, double now, str name, object type_, object class_)
 
     cpdef add_question(self, DNSQuestion question)
 
     cpdef add_answer(self, DNSIncoming inp, DNSRecord record)
 
     @cython.locals(now_double=double)
-    cpdef add_answer_at_time(self, DNSRecord record, object now)
+    cpdef add_answer_at_time(self, DNSRecord record, double now)
 
     cpdef add_authorative_answer(self, DNSPointer record)
 
diff --git a/src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.py b/src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.py
index e94cd0d2d..57f981690 100644
--- a/src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.py
+++ b/src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.py
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ def add_question(self, record: DNSQuestion) -> None:
     def add_answer(self, inp: DNSIncoming, record: DNSRecord) -> None:
         """Adds an answer"""
         if not record.suppressed_by(inp):
-            self.add_answer_at_time(record, 0)
+            self.add_answer_at_time(record, 0.0)
 
-    def add_answer_at_time(self, record: Optional[DNSRecord], now: Union[float, int]) -> None:
+    def add_answer_at_time(self, record: Optional[DNSRecord], now: float_) -> None:
         """Adds an answer if it does not expire by a certain time"""
         now_double = now
         if record is not None and (now_double == 0 or not record.is_expired(now_double)):