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As others have said , check your pressures. It’s not a difficult job to check them yourself with a manifold gauge and hose set. Eric’s has good video’s on AC systems.
My two cents … I had a 95 Honda Accord and then a 2000 Jeep Wrangler that both had the symptom of the AC working for a few minutes then not, then working, then not. A repair shop told me I needed a new compressor each time ($$). These were old cars, and honestly, I don’t use AC that much in the Jeep anyway. With a little research, I found that compressors have electro-magnetic clutches and the gap can become too wide for the magnetic field to operate consistently. The good news is that you can remove a shim to get it working successfully (I was able to do this on both vehicles without disconnecting any lines). Check a shop manual for your vehicle to find the correct gap.
I’m a little late to this question, but here we go anyway. I had a 95 Honda Accord and then a 2000 Jeep Wrangler that both had this symptom. Repair shop told me I needed a new compressor each time. These compressors have electro-magnetic clutches and the gap had become too wide for the magnetic field to operate consistently. You can remove the compressor (I was able to do this without disconnecting any lines) and remove a shim. Check a shop manual for your vehicle to find the correct gap.