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Check to see if any accessories are running and turn them off. These will have an impact on your idle rpm. Turn your air conditioner off. The air conditioner runs almost all the time on these newer cars. (Page 500 in my manual for a 2017 RX 350 base.)
Since new, the RX takes a very long time (over 5 minutes) to get below 1000 rpms during warm up. I find it strange that it does that. I also got a vehicle that is D4S 4 cylinder that takes under 2 minutes to get below 1000 rpm.
How long does your RX takes to go below 1000 rpm during cold start?
What is a "D4S" ? Engineers program these vehicles in various ways. There are hundreds of variables to determine idle speed. Plug a scanner into the onboard computer if you think there is a problem to see if there are any stored codes. Active accessories might cause the idle to run a little high. So many electrical devices running you are not aware of, especially sensors, component modules and the main computer are all using electrical energy. I wouldn't be concerned if it takes a little longer for the idle to come down. Six, seven or eight minutes is not unreasonable.
You would think it is temperature related but no. It happens during summer also. Even after the vehicle has driven for over 30 minutes, parked, come out and start it still takes a long time to get down below 1000 rpm. I just really find it strange.
Check for stored codes. You have a sensor malfunction, throttle body problem or computer problem.