Order why reappraisal generally beats suppression at defusing an emotion.

1. Reappraisal reframes the situation before the emotion fully develops
2. So the arousal is headed off rather than allowed to build
3. Suppression, by contrast, acts only after the emotion has already arisen
4. It hides the expression but leaves the arousal - and adds effort to keep the mask

Reappraisal intervenes early, heading off the arousal before it builds; suppression intervenes late, masking expression while leaving arousal intact and costing effort. The timing gap is why reappraisal is generally the more effective regulator.