"quick effort" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the amount of time and energy someone has put in to achieving a goal. For example, "She made a quick effort to finish the project in time for the deadline."
Mr. Shaath's appeal to the next American president was for a quick effort to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
But a quick effort to stabilise the boat — with an open conversation or an apology — can be all that's required to get you back to smooth sailing.
Once again he glided in unchecked from the left and with most expecting him to curl one across the keeper, he opted instead to fire in a quick effort towards the near post.
See, you don't have to get stuck in that problem -- that might take all of your time: Do a quick effort; make it a worthwhile try, then go onward to less demanding homework.
News of the official ban prompted quick efforts against censorship throughout the Pakistani blogosphere.
We owe a great debt of gratitude to the Miami Beach police for their quick efforts to save his life and then solve the crime".
Mr. Armitage, in an interview here today, praised Romania's and Bulgaria's quick efforts to help the United States and NATO after Sept. 11.
But the great potential, and limited opposition, to the four solutions in our new studies argue for quick efforts to move forward on them.
I also think that new competition - from Amazon, Walmart, Jet and Ali Baba with their vast assortments and quick delivery effort - has reduced customer traffic.
Users already find really creative ways to express themselves, but this gives them a very quick, low effort way to insert themselves into their posts even more.
Without quick progress, efforts to authorize force would begin anew, he said.
