strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
Used in military, business, or game contexts to describe a planned pullback for long-term advantage, not a rout.
To avoid being surrounded, the unit decided on a strategic withdrawal.
In response to the shrinking market, the company made a strategic retreat from some of its businesses.
Compound of 戦略的 (strategic) + 撤退 (withdrawal, evacuation). The term is a straightforward modern coinage, likely influenced by military and business jargon.