Just do it to get a 24 hour time format (in Swift 2)
let formatter = NSDateFormatter()
formatter.dateFormat = "HH:mm a" //(hh:mm a----> for 12 hour format)
let timeString = formatter.stringFromDate(NSDate())
print(timeString)
UPDATE: Swift 3 Version
let formatter = DateFormatter()
formatter.dateFormat = "HH:mm a"
let timeString = formatter.string(from: Date())
print(timeString)
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