jetpack compose - Flow current time

MainActivity.kt

package com.cfsuman.composestate

import android.os.Bundle
import android.text.format.DateFormat
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
import androidx.compose.material.*
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextStyle
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
import com.cfsuman.composestate.ui.theme.ComposeStateTheme
import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
import java.util.*


class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            ComposeStateTheme {
                Scaffold(
                    topBar = { TopAppBar(
                        title = { Text(text = "Compose - Flow Current Time")}
                    ) },
                    content = { MainContent() },
                    backgroundColor = Color(0xFFEDEAE0)
                )
            }
        }
    }
}


@Composable
fun MainContent() {
    fun getTime():String{
        return DateFormat.format("hh:mm:ss",
            Date(System.currentTimeMillis())).toString()
    }

    val timerFlow = flow<String> {
        delay(1000)
        emit(getTime())
    }

    val currentTime by timerFlow
        .collectAsState(initial = getTime())

    Box(
        Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
    ) {
        Text(
            text = currentTime,
            style = TextStyle(fontSize = 40.sp)
        )
    }
}