next move
Used in games like shogi or go, and metaphorically in business or strategy for the next planned action.
次の一手を考えるのに時間がかかった。
It took time to think of the next move.
経営戦略として、次の一手を打つ必要がある。
As a business strategy, we need to make the next move.
Compound of 次 (next) + の (possessive particle) + 一手 (one move, a single move). The phrase originates from board games like shogi and go, where it refers to the next move to be played.