At the beginning of the reaction the forward reaction rate is the reverse reaction rate

The appropriate answer to the question in the discussion would be "negligible".

Explanation:

Equilibrium specifies "The state in something like a balanced or reversible equation where the frequency including forwarding public response seems to be equal or directly proportional to the rate of the backward process which is defined as the stable equilibrium".Initially, the rate including its reaction seems to be negligible. It's speeding up progressively.

So that the above is the right answer.